Classic 18th century map of Africa
SEUTTER, Matthäus.
Africa Iuxta Navigationes et Observationes Recentissimas Aucta...
Augsburg, c.1720. Original colour. 500 x 580mm.
A fine example
A large and decorative map although, according to Tooley, 'extraordinarily inaccurate', with the Nile extending further south than Lake Zaire, and every inch of the map filled with fictitious detail.
A delightful title cartouche, designed by Gottfried Rogg with a dragon, crocodile, parrots and pyramids, fills the lower left corner.
TOOLEY: p.110; NORWICH:
Stock ID : 20253
£780
£780
Classic 18th century map of Africa
SEUTTER, Matthäus.
Africa Iuxta Navigationes et Observationes Recentissimas Aucta...
Augsburg, c.1720. Original colour. 500 x 580mm.
A fine example
A large and decorative map although, according to Tooley, 'extraordinarily inaccurate', with the Nile extending further south than Lake Zaire, and every inch of the map filled with fictitious detail.
A delightful title cartouche, designed by Gottfried Rogg with a dragon, crocodile, parrots and pyramids, fills the lower left corner.
TOOLEY: p.110; NORWICH:
Stock ID : 20253
£780
£780