Circa 1740 Matthäus Seutter Hand-Colored Map of Luxembourg with Fortified City Plan
An impressive original eighteenth-century map of the historic Duchy of Luxembourg, engraved and published in Augsburg by celebrated German cartographer Matthäus Seutter (1678–1757).
Titled Ducatus Luxemburg distinctis Limitibus Majorum et Minorum Ditionum exacte designatus et in lucem editus a Matthaeo Seutter, the map presents Luxembourg at the height of its strategic importance in European affairs. Its remarkably dense engraving identifies fortified cities, villages, roads, rivers, forests, political boundaries, and noble territories across Luxembourg and adjoining regions of Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Among the principal places shown are Luxembourg, Namur, Liège, Trier, Metz, Verdun, Sedan, Charleville, Dinant, and Montmédy. Towns and territorial borders are enhanced with attractive early hand coloring.
The lower-left corner contains a dramatic martial cartouche incorporating the arms of Luxembourg, military standards, armor, weapons, and figures. At lower right is a separately engraved inset plan, Ichnographia munitissimae Metropolis Luxemburgi, depicting the formidable star-shaped fortifications surrounding Luxembourg City—long considered one of Europe’s strongest defensive positions.
Seutter trained under the renowned Johann Baptist Homann before establishing his own successful Augsburg publishing house. He was appointed Imperial Geographer by Emperor Charles VI in 1731–32 and became one of Germany’s leading mapmakers during the first half of the eighteenth century.
Copperplate engraving on laid paper with period hand coloring. Issued folded within an atlas.
Condition: Strong engraving and attractive surviving color. Expected central fold, general age toning, scattered foxing and staining, marginal wear, and short tears or small losses along portions of the edges, particularly near the upper-left corner. Some surface wear or discoloration affects the lower-left cartouche. Please examine the photographs carefully.
Date: Circa 1730–1745
Cartographer: Matthäus Seutter
Place of publication: Augsburg
Medium: Copperplate engraving with period hand coloring
An impressive original eighteenth-century map of the historic Duchy of Luxembourg, engraved and published in Augsburg by celebrated German cartographer Matthäus Seutter (1678–1757).
Titled Ducatus Luxemburg distinctis Limitibus Majorum et Minorum Ditionum exacte designatus et in lucem editus a Matthaeo Seutter, the map presents Luxembourg at the height of its strategic importance in European affairs. Its remarkably dense engraving identifies fortified cities, villages, roads, rivers, forests, political boundaries, and noble territories across Luxembourg and adjoining regions of Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Among the principal places shown are Luxembourg, Namur, Liège, Trier, Metz, Verdun, Sedan, Charleville, Dinant, and Montmédy. Towns and territorial borders are enhanced with attractive early hand coloring.
The lower-left corner contains a dramatic martial cartouche incorporating the arms of Luxembourg, military standards, armor, weapons, and figures. At lower right is a separately engraved inset plan, Ichnographia munitissimae Metropolis Luxemburgi, depicting the formidable star-shaped fortifications surrounding Luxembourg City—long considered one of Europe’s strongest defensive positions.
Seutter trained under the renowned Johann Baptist Homann before establishing his own successful Augsburg publishing house. He was appointed Imperial Geographer by Emperor Charles VI in 1731–32 and became one of Germany’s leading mapmakers during the first half of the eighteenth century.
Copperplate engraving on laid paper with period hand coloring. Issued folded within an atlas.
Condition: Strong engraving and attractive surviving color. Expected central fold, general age toning, scattered foxing and staining, marginal wear, and short tears or small losses along portions of the edges, particularly near the upper-left corner. Some surface wear or discoloration affects the lower-left cartouche. Please examine the photographs carefully.
Date: Circa 1730–1745
Cartographer: Matthäus Seutter
Place of publication: Augsburg
Medium: Copperplate engraving with period hand coloring
