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Ducatus Luxemburg distinctis Limitibus..
Article ID | EUB5282 |
Title | Ducatus Luxemburg distinctis Limitibus.. |
Description | Splendid map of Luxembourg, lower left title cartouche with the gods Ceres, Bacchus, Diana and two river gods, above a putti holding the crowned coat of arms of Luxembourg. There is also a mileage scale in the title cartouche. The cartouche is signed ‘Abr. Drentwett del.’ below the river god. At the bottom right is an inset map ‘Ichnographia munitissimae Metropolis Luxemburgi’, showing the city of Luxembourg with its fortifications. |
Year | ca. 1740 |
Artist | Seutter (1678-1757) |
Matthias Seutter (1678- 1757) Augsburg was the son of a goldsmith in Augsburg. In 1697, Seutter began his studies in Nuremberg and subsequently worked in the publishing house of Jeremias Wolff in Augsburg. In 1710, he established his own publishing house and print shop. The Seutter publishing house produced a great number of maps, atlases, and globes. However, very few original maps were printed there, as Augsburg at that time had no university and no connection to the fields of mathematics or the natural sciences. Seutter therefore copied the work of other cartographers, making his own engravings based on their models. Over 500 maps were produced in his studio. Seutter's most well-known works are the 1725 "Geographical Atlas or an Accurate Depiction of the Whole World" ("Atlas Geographicus oder Accurate Vorstellung der ganzen Welt") with 46 maps, the 1734 "Large Atlas" ("Grosser Atlas") with 131 maps, and the 1744 pocket atlas "Small Atlas" ("Atlas minor") with 64 maps. Matthäus Seutter died in 1757. Seutter's son Albrecht Karl, his son-in-law Conrad Tobias Lotter, and his business partner Johann Michael Probst ran the printing business for five more years. | |
Historical Description | Historically, Luxembourg belonged to the Holy Roman Empire and the German Confederation. In 1659, the Peace of the Pyrenees resulted in the first partition of Luxembourg: the separation of the south of the country from Diedenhofen to Montmédy to France. From 1684 to 1697, the country was even completely under French rule as a result of Louis XIV's War of Reunion in 1683/84. In the course of the Luxembourg crisis, the Second Treaty of London in 1867 led to Luxembourg's withdrawal from the union of German states by establishing its neutrality. Until 1890, the Grand Duchy was ruled in personal union by the Dutch king. |
Place of Publication | Augsburg |
Dimensions (cm) | 49 x 57,5 cm |
Condition | Wormhole perfectly restored, lower margin |
Coloring | original colored |
Technique | Copper print |
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