Italy - Venice / Padua / Vicenza / Verona / Treviso / Rovigo / Adria / Chioggia / Ferrara / Comacchio /; Matthäus Seutter (1678–1756) - Ditionis Venetae, Ducatus Mantuani, Mutinensis, Mirandulae, Parmensis, Placentini, ac Regiensis, cum - 1721-1750

A valuable document of early 18th-century German Baroque cartography, this sheet meticulously describes the coast of the upper and middle Adriatic and the intricate hydraulic-marsh system of the eastern Po Valley, in a period of strong territorial and strategic tensions among the Republic of Venice, the Papal States, and the Emilia duchies. The work is particularly renowned for the accuracy with which it describes the morphology of the coastline and the wetlands: the Venetian lagoons, the Po Delta, the Comacchio Valleys and the Romagna coast are delineated with exceptional scientific rigor for the standards of the time. In the bottom right, the work is enriched by an elegant geometric cartouche enclosed by baroque frames that houses the rich Legend of the conventional signs (Exposition of Signs) [YxwX0c.png], essential for identifying at a glance major cities, towns, villages, fortresses, universities, as well as the boundaries of the Papal Domain and the Imperial Domain.

Stato di Conservazione

Esemplare in condizioni generali molto buone. Impressione della lastra di rame nitida e ben impressa su robusta carta settecentesca.