Tobias Conrad Lotter (1717-1777) is one of the best-known German mapmakers of the eighteenth century. He engraved many of the maps published by Matthaus Seutter, to whose daughter Lotter was married. He took over Seutter’s business in 1756. Lotter’s son, M. A. Lotter, succeeded his father in the business.
A scarce map of Persia, published by Tobias Conrad Lotter. The map extends from the Black Sea to Kashmir, and the area is divided into kingdoms and other entities. The map is highly detailed, with major roads, rivers, and many other features all shown...
Rare and quite late separately published map of South Africa, including inset maps of the Cape of of Good Hope/Table Bay, Saldanha Bay, and Cape Fort. The "Com Post" near Seekoe Valley, the east, became Vergelegen the famous farm, still in existence,...
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Decorative title page, with an elaborate scene showing a queen atop the globe and allegorical figures below.
Striking Eighteenth-Century Map of the Stars Fine old-color example of Conrad Lotter's decorative double polar-hemisphere celestial chart. The large hemispheres show the constellations visible in the northern and southern hemispheres. Each circle is...
Finely engraved image showing an Armillary Sphere and an Orrery, mounted on elaborately carved stands. Below the image is an elaborate explanation of the two instruments in both German and Latin. This plate is quite rare on the market. We note no...
