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Ducatus Mantuani quam castigatissima Delineatio per Dom. I. I. v. Baumeister, Legionis Harrachianae
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| Title | Ducatus Mantuani quam castigatissima Delineatio per Dom. I. I. v. Baumeister, Legionis Harrachianae |
| Detailed view (zoom) | http://content.lib.washington.edu/mapsweb/images/Viewer/Mantua_912_At651.html |
| Cartographer | Seutter, Matthaeus, 1678-1756
Baumeister, Johannes Jacob von
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| Century Published | 18th century
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| Publication Date | ca. 1730 |
| Publisher | Homann Erben (Firm)
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| Place of Publication | Germany -- Augsburg |
| Original Source | Seutter, Matthaeus. "Atlantis Geographicus Maior, " [Grosser Atlas]. Pts. 1 and 2. Nuremberg: Homann Erben, 1734-1781? |
| Descriptive Notes | Copper engraving handcolored with watercolor.
Includes a compass rose in lower left corner.
Printed in upper left corner in cartouche:
" Ducatus Mantuani quam castigatissima Delineatio per Dom. I. I. v. Buameister, Legionis Harrachianae Subcenturionem cura et sumptibus Matth. Seutteri, Sac. Caes et Reg. Cath. Maj. Geogr. Augustae Vindelicor."
Printed in lower right corner in cartouche is a dedication:
"A Son Altesse Sérénissime Monseigneur le Duc de Hildburgshausen. General Marechal Lieutenant du Camp dans les Troupes de sa Majesté Imperial et Catholique Monseigneur. Iouissant de puis déjà bien du tems des graces de Votre Altesse, je m'etudie tous les jours a lui entemoigner…Le trés humble, le trés obeisant et le trés Zele Serviteur J. J. v. Baumeister, Lieut. De Rgmt Harrach."
Printed in lower left is a scale for Mantua miles.
Printed in center of bottom border:
"Cum Gratia et Provinc [illegible] Vicaristus in pa[illegible] Reheni Sveviae et Juris Franconici."
Written in ink in upper right corner:
"31."
Depicts the city of Mantua in the province of Lombardy, Italy. Shows four lakes around center of the city labeled Lago de Sopra, Lago di mezzo, Lago di sotto and Paiolo. (These lakes now called Lago Superiore, Lago di Mezzo, Lago Inferiore and Lake Pajolo were artificial lakes created in the 12th century as part of the city's defensive system. Lake Pajole dried up in the 18th c.) Additional places depicted include Bozolo, Guastalla, Quingentoli, Castiglione Man, Castellucchio, Ospitaletto, Marcaria, Sabioneta, Dosolo, Pomponesco, Castellaro, Roncoserraro, Governolo and Viadana. Shows major roads, rivers and pictorial forests. Surrounding title cartouche in the upper left corner is a detailed illustration of various historical and classical figures. A coat of arms is shown above the cartouche. |
| Contextual Notes | Georg Mathaus Seutter (1678-1756) was a map publisher and cartographer from Nuremberg who set up shop in Augsburg. After an apprenticeship with J. B. Homann in 1697, he began working in Augsburg and was eventually appointed Geographer to Imperial Court. Throughout his lifetime, he competed with his old mentor and worked closely with his son-in-law to put out a collection of town plans. His works include "Atlas Germanicus" (c. 1720), "Atlas Geographicus" (1725), "Atlas Novus" (1728), "Grosser Atlas" (c. 1735), "Atlas novus sive tabulae geographicae totius orbis" (c. 1741), and "Atlas Minor" (1744). After his death, his son, Albrecht Karl, continued the business (Moreland and Bannister, 87-8; Tooley, "Dictionary of Mapmakers" 557).
This particular map was created by Johan Jacob von Baumeister c.a. 1720 (Tooley, 43).
Source(s):
Moreland, Carl and David Bannister. "Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook." New York: Longman Group, Ltd., 1983.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979.
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| Language | Latin
French |
| Category | Historical Illustrated Scene
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| Location Depicted | Italy
Mantua
Europe, Southern
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Mantua-Maps-Early works to 1800. |
| Digital Collection | World and Regional Maps, 16th to the 19th centuries
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| Digital ID Number | MAP064 |
| Ordering Information | For information about digital reproductions, please email photos@u.washington.edu. Please cite the Digital ID number. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
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| Repository Collection | Rare Map Collection. Atlas 912 At651 (map uncataloged) |
| Object Type | Map
Engraving |
| Physical Description | 49 x 57 cm. |
| Condition | Darkening along edges. Stained along centerfold. Has binder's guard. Has library stamp on verso with number 688003. Tape repair on bottom right. Tape repair on verso along bottom right. Pieces missing from bottom edge, center and top. Stained along top right and left corners. One piece from bottom stuck to map just below center. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original map at 600 dpi in TIFF format, resized and enhanced at 400 ppi using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using ContentDM's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008. |
| References | Gettysburg College, Special Collections. University of Kansas. |
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