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"Mantua, anno 1740, scarce map Seutter/Baumeister, old colours. Very scarce copperengraving of Mantua, printed on thick paper, original publishers colours, size of the leaf: 53x62 cm. Scarce map of mantua in perfect condition. Ducatus Mantuani quam castigatissima Delineatio per Dom. I. I. v. Baumeister, Legionis Harrachianae Cartographer Seutter, Matthaeus, 1678-1756 Baumeister, Johannes Jacob von Place of Publication Germany -- Augsburg Original Source Seutter, Matthaeus. "Atlantis Geographicus Maior, " [Grosser Atlas]. 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. 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. 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. Language Latin French Category Historical Illustrated Scene".
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