Spain, Seutter
Scope and Contents
(Wright Map Not Appearing on an Index No. 2)
Novissima et accuratissima Regnorum Hispaniae et Portugalliae Mappa Geographica
[Spain and Portugal, the last and most accurate map]
Administrative boundaries, cities and towns, place names, rivers, lakes, forests and mountains of Spain, Portugal and portions of France and North Africa. Relief shown pictorially.
Matthaeus Seutther, Ausburg - georgrapher
Matthaeus Seutther, Ausburg - publisher
copper engraving, hand-colored, elaborate cartouche
linen backed folding map of 4 sheets
49 cm x 58 cm
1 : 2,400,000
Legend in lower left hand corner: Lists the principal cities of Spain as divided into 8 East and West Provinces and of Portugal as divided into 2 parts
Cartouche in lower right corner displays the 16 regional coats of arms of the various provinces and a larger coat of arms of Spain.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1675-1918
Creator
- From the Collection: Wright, John Womack, 1876-1953 (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638 (Cartographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724 (Cartographer, Person)
- From the Collection: L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726 (Cartographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Lotter, Tobias Conrad, 1717-1777 (Cartographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Saint Helene, Placide de (Cartographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Senex, John, d. 1740 (Cartographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Seutter, Matthaeus, 1678-1756 (Cartographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Visscher, Nicolaes, 1649-1702 (Cartographer, Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 3.30 Linear Feet
Language
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Dutch; Flemish
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository