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Thanks very much to Michael and to Barry Ruderman for the timely and detailed information. John Wehrmeister --- On Fri, 5/27/11, Michael Ritter <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Michael Ritter <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MapHist] Seutter map of Alsace > To: "Discussion group for map history" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, May 27, 2011, 3:40 PM > This is a MapHist list message (when > you hit 'reply' you're replying to the whole list) > o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + > o + o + o + o + > > Dear John, > > Jacques de Michal (about 1680 to about 1750) was a French > military > cartographer. There are several manuscript maps know which > he produced > during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). In > times of peace > he continued map making, some of these maps were engraved > and published > by Matthäus Seutter in Augsburg. These are a map of Suabia > ( Suevia > universa, 9 sheet), a map of the Rhine (Rhenus per tres > tabellas, 3 > sheet), the Suabian territory of Burgau (Marchionatus > Burgoviae, 1 > sheet), a plan of the fortress of Kehl (Plan und gegende > der Vöste Keel, > 1 sheet), and "your" map of Alsace (3 sheet). The undated > map was > published separately around 1725/30. In his atlasses > Seutter used to > insert another map of Alsace (Alsatia Landgraviatus, 1 > sheet), but this > one was not made by Michal. > > Hope this helps > Michael Ritter > > > Am 27.05.2011 01:06, schrieb John Wehrmeister: > > This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' > you're replying to the whole list) > > o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o > + o + o + o + o + o + > > > > Hello. > > > > I have a very large (175 x 59 cm) undated map of > Alsace apparently by Seutter (& Michal?). > > > > > > Alsatia superior et inferior III. Tabulis > delineata......per Iaques Michal, > > > > capitaneum et ingenieur, sculpta a Matthaeo Seuttero, > chalcographo august. > > > > The engraving style is very similar to that of other > (smaller) Seutter maps of the early to mid 18th century. > > Does anyone know whether this was separately published > (seems likely), or > > from a book/atlas. What is the approximate publication > date? > > I could try to provide photos if this would be helpful > (not sure how to do that though...). > > > > Thanks, > > John Wehrmeister > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of > cartography > > hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of > Utrecht. > > The statements and opinions expressed in this message > are those of > > the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the > University of > > Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any > responsibility for > > the views of the author. > > List Information: http://www.maphist.nl > > > > Maphist mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist > > > _______________________________________________ > MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of > cartography > hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of > Utrecht. > The statements and opinions expressed in this message are > those of > the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the > University of > Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any > responsibility for > the views of the author. > List Information: http://www.maphist.nl > > Maphist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist > _______________________________________________ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. List Information: http://www.maphist.nl Maphist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist
