Africae Pars Meridionalis cum Promontorio Bonae Spel; Accuratissime Delineato Opera Tobiae Conradi Lotter, Geographi Augustae Vindelicorum
Augsburg: 1778.
Map in frame. Engraving with hand coloring. Map measures 19 3/4" x 22 3/4". Map in archival frame with shadow box mount and finished corners, measures 25 1/4" x 28".
This detailed map of the lower half of the African continent shows different kingdoms in the region. A cartouche on the left side dedicates the map to William I, Elector of Hesse, by Issak Augustus Jassoy, a merchant from Hanover. Three interesting insets depict Cape Fort (castle) by Table Bay, Saldanha Bay, and the Cape of Good Hope. Small keys within the insets allow for a considerable amount of detail. Tobias Conrad Lotter was a German mapmaker based in Augsburg. His work dates to the revival of mapmaking in 18th century Germany that was spurred in large part by the work of Matthäus Seutter. Lotter, who married Seutter's daughter, worked on behalf of the Seutter firm as a master engraver and took over half of the printing house upon Seutter's death. His individual work, combined with his republication of Seutter's maps under his own imprint, allowed Lotter to match, if not surpass, his predecessor's reputation as one of the most prominent German cartographers of the period.
Binding: Framed
Language: English
Price: $1,100.00
Item #283467