Franckfurt am Mayn, eine Freye Reichs zu der Wahl und Crönung der Römischen Kayser...

George Matthäus Seutter (*1678 - 1757)
Old coloured city plan of Frankfurt. Printed in Augsburg by M. Seutter circa 1730.

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Large, old colored plan of the city of Frankfurt by Matthäus Seutter. Complete plan with city fortifications and important buildings. The coats of arms of the city of Frankfurt in the upper corners. On the southern side of the Main, Sachsenhausen is connected to Frankfurt by the Old Bridge. In the lower third a panorama of the city, titled Franckfurt am Mayn. The two lower corners depict the entry of the emperor and an allegory about trade.

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CartographerGeorge Matthäus Seutter
TitleFranckfurt am Mayn, eine Freye Reichs zu der Wahl und Crönung der Römischen Kayser Bestimte und weit Berühmte florissante Handel Stadt / Francofortum
Publisher, YearM. Seutter, Augsburg, circa 1730
Plate Size49.9 x 57.4 cm (19.6 x 22.6 inches)
Sheet Size56.0 x 66.3 cm (22.0 x 26.1 inches)
ReferenceFauser, A.: Repertorium älterer Topographie, No. 4115

Condition

Very good condition.

Cartographer

George Matthaus Seutter, a German publisher, cartographer and engraver from Augsburg, was born 1678 as the son of a goldsmith. After an apprenticeship at J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, he returned to his native city of Augsburg and worked in the publishing firm of Jeremiah Wolf. In 1707 he founded his own successful publishing company and produced maps, atlases and globes. Seutter died in 1757. The company went over to his son Albrecht Carl and his stepsons G. B. Probst and T. C. Lotter in after his death in 1757. The latter being regarded as his true successor. According to C. Sandler, following atlases have been published by Seutter:


- Atlas Geographicus oder Accurate Vorstellung der Ganzen Welt, 1725
- Atlas Compendiosus oder die ganze Welt in den nothwendigsten Geographischen Charten
- Atlas Compendiosus Scholasticus
- Atlas Novus Indicubus Instructus, 1728
- Grosser Atlas, 1734
- Atlas Minor, 1744

Beside the atlases, Seutter produced a pair of 20 cm table globes during his early days.

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George Matthäus Seutter: Franckfurt am Mayn, eine Freye Reichs zu der Wahl und Crönung der Römischen Kayser Bestimte und weit Berühmte florissante....
Old coloured city plan of Frankfurt. Printed in Augsburg by M. Seutter circa 1730.

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