Cölln am Rhein eine uhralte, sehr grosse, Hochberühmte freye Reichs- und florisante...

George Matthäus Seutter (*1678 - 1757)
Old coloured city plan of Köln, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Printed in Augsburg by M. Seutter circa 1730.

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Large, old coloured plan of the city of Cologne / Köln by Matthäus Seutter. With fortification and important buildings. With the coat of arms of Köln. To the lower third a panoramic view of the city, titled Agrippina - Cölln am Rhein.

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CartographerGeorge Matthäus Seutter
TitleCölln am Rhein eine uhralte, sehr grosse, Hochberühmte freye Reichs- und florisante Handel-Statt / Colonia Agrippina
Publisher, YearM. Seutter, Augsburg, circa 1730
Plate Size49.3 x 56.4 cm (19.4 x 22.2 inches)
Sheet Size54.4 x 62.0 cm (21.4 x 24.4 inches)
ReferenceFauser, A.: Repertorium älterer Topographie, No. 6717

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: Cölln am Rhein eine uhralte, sehr grosse, Hochberühmte freye Reichs- und florisante Handel-Statt / Colonia Agrippina.
Old coloured city plan of Köln, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Printed in Augsburg by M. Seutter circa 1730.

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