SWITZERLAND NOVA TOTIUS HELVETIAE

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TITLE:Nova Totius Helvetiae Cum Suis Subditis Ac Sociis Tab. Geogr. Studio manu ac Sumtibus Matth. Seut. S.C.M. Geogr. Aug.

Striking and highly detailed map of Switzerland, with 8 elaborate vignettes and title cartouche. The vignette show scenes of various mountains and rivers and other scenes, most notably a flying dragon . Includes the coats of arms of each of the Cantons and various allegorical scenes.Original colour.Very good condition.

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code : M2035

Cartographer : SEUTTER Family

Date : 1720 Augsberg

Size : 51*59cms

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Besides the Homanns, the other great German publishers of the eighteenth century were the Seutter family. Mattheus Seutter the elder (1678-1757) was apprenticed to Johann Baptist Homann in 1697 in Nuremberg, but left to settle in Augsburg where he established his own business publishing atlases, including the "Atlas Geographicus" (1725) and "Grosser Atlas" (circa 1735). Seutter's style was heavily influenced by Homann, with distinctive similarities appearing in his maps. He was joined in the business by his son, Albrecht (1722-1762), who continued the firm in partnership with Tobias Conrad Lotter (1717-1777) on his father's death.