Maps, Germany, Altenburg, Ronneburg, Thüringen

“Praefecturae Altenburgensis et Ronneburgensis earumque vicinia Serenissimo Duci Saxo Gothano parentes geographica tabula expressae a Matthaeo Seuttero Geograph. Caesar. Aug. Vindel”

Antique Map of Altenburg and Ronneburg, Thuringia, Germany – Tobias Conrad Lotter, ca. 1740

Beautifully detailed antique map of the areas surrounding Altenburg and Ronneburg in Thuringia, Germany. This hand-colored copperplate map was produced by Tobias Conrad Lotter (1717–1777) and published by Mattheus Seutter (1678–1757) in Augsburg, circa 1740.

The map covers a substantial area of Thuringia and Saxony. To the north, it extends to Lukas and Borna; to the east to Penig; to the south beyond Glauchau and Crimmitschau; and to the west to Weida and Gerau.

The map is exceptionally well preserved and features excellent original hand coloring. A decorative Baroque-style title cartouche appears in the lower portion of the map, with a mileage scale at lower left.

Outside the map itself, place-name indexes with grid references appear along the left and right margins. The upper and lower margins are narrow.

Mapmaker: Tobias Conrad Lotter (1717–1777)
Publisher: Mattheus Seutter (1678–1757)
Date: ca. 1740
Place of publication: Augsburg, Germany
Region: Altenburg and Ronneburg, Thuringia, Germany
Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand coloring
Dimensions: 49.3 × 58 cm (19.4 × 22.8 in.)

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