[Bavaria] M. Seutter, *Bavariae*, 1729
colored copperplate engraving, 62.5 x 55 cm;
A map by the renowned cartographer Mateusz Seutter (1678–1757). It features an ornate cartouche with the coat of arms of Bavaria and a portrait of Prince Charles Albert—the son of Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska, daughter of John III Sobieski. This marriage illustrates the prestige of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 18th-century Bavaria. It covers lands from Nördlingen to Gmundt and from Bayreuth to Innsbruck. The map is offered by Paulusch Antiques for 375€, and by Berg for 280€.
Condition: good.
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colored copperplate engraving, 62.5 x 55 cm;
A map by the renowned cartographer Mateusz Seutter (1678–1757). It features an ornate cartouche with the coat of arms of Bavaria and a portrait of Prince Charles Albert—the son of Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska, daughter of John III Sobieski. This marriage illustrates the prestige of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 18th-century Bavaria. It covers lands from Nördlingen to Gmundt and from Bayreuth to Innsbruck. The map is offered by Paulusch Antiques for 375€, and by Berg for 280€.
Condition: good.