Lot 204

Matthäus Seutter, Map of New England, c. 1730

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$300,000 $10,000

Property from a Private Collection, Hilton Head Island, SC

Description:

Matthäus Seutter (German/ Augsburg, 1678–1756/57) Map of New England, c. 1730, an updated view of New Netherlands in North America, engraved in plate, lower right 'Recens Edita, totius, Novi Belgii, in, America Septentrionali, siti, delineatio, cura et sumtibus, Mattaei Seutteri, Sac. Caes. Maj. Geograhi, August. Vind.'. Matted and framed, 30 in. x 32 1/4 in.. A similar map is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

Literature: Stokes I.223, pl.16b

Measurements: Height: by sight 19 3/4 in. x Width: 22 7/8 in.

Condition

Good condition, minor foxing, slight waviness to paper, creases to central top end bottom edge, central crease from original binding, 1 in. tear on central bottom edge, small tear upper left edge, waviness to mat, wear and losses to frame, not viewed out of frame.