Pair of terrestrial and celestial globes signed by MATTHAUS - Lot 342

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Pair of terrestrial and celestial globes signed by MATTHAUS - Lot 342
Pair of terrestrial and celestial globes signed by MATTHAUS SEUTTER (1678-1757) Some globes by MATTHAUS SEUTTER are known, such as a 7.7 cm pocket globe, and a pair of 20 cm terrestrial and celestial globes like the one shown here. The celestial globe is made of plaster covered with twelve watercolor paper spindles. The whole is inside a brass meridian with clock set in an equatorial table resting on four legs. It shows Ptolemy's constellations with star names, tropics, polar circles, equator, ecliptic (divided into degrees), ... . A cartouche reads "Globus Coeslestis in quo omnes Alterismi accurate delineati cura et m.pensisMatthaei Seutteri Chalcogr. August". Each constellation is drawn and watercolored. The globe is made of plaster covered with twelve watercolored paper spindles. The whole is set inside a brass meridian with clock set in an equatorial table on four legs. It shows, for example, California under its name Insula Californiae, Australia as Nova Hollandia and not yet determined (with the date 1644), Africa not yet determined. A cartouche reads "Globus Terrestris juxta recentissimas observation. et navigationes peritissimor Geograph. accuratissime delineatg, cura et sumtibus Matth. Seutteri Chalcogr:August". A second cartouche reads "Nili originem cum Recentiori bus Geographiseb nos hucappofuimus". The meridian, equatorial lines and ecliptic (divided into degrees) are in red and black, while the primary meridian is in yellow. Exceptional engraving quality. Augsburg, circa 1710 Restoration of maps and later furniture Reference: Stevenson, Terrestrial and Celestial Globes, vol. II, p. 154-156, fig. 124 & 125 Diam. (globes) 20 cm Note: MATTHAUS SEUTTER (1678-1757). An apprentice brewer, Seutter changed professions when he moved to Nuremberg, becoming an apprentice engraver with J.B. Homann in 1697. When he moved to his native Augsburg, he apprenticed with Jeremias Wolff before founding his own printing and publishing house in 1707. His output at the time was based on the work of cartographers Homann and Delisle. He subsequently developed his own production, before being awarded the title of Emperor's Geographer by Charles VI in 1732. His output includes a large number of maps, plans, genealogical charts, city maps, .... and a pair of terrestrial and celestial globes. On his death in 1757, his son Albrecht Carl took over the business until 1762, when it was divided between the Probst and Tobias Conrad Lotter establishments. MATTHAUS Seutter's legacy remains important to the history of German cartography, particularly for the high quality of his engravings and decorations.
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