Roterodami Delineatio Ichnographica et Scenographica Opera (Iconographic Drawings and Scenographic Works of Rotterdam)
Artist
Matthäus Seutter
(1678 Augsburg, Germany - 1757 Augsburg, Germany)
Date1740
Mediumcopper engraving on paper
Dimensions22 1/2 × 26 in. (57.2 × 66 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v. B. Batten Estate
Object numberPC2020.51.83
DescriptionThis colored aerial map of Rotterdam, Netherlands, is in pink, green, and yellow. In the upper right corner, there is a drawn frame, and inside of it. At the bottom of the frame, there is an illustration of Neptune or Poseidon holding a trident. Above the frame, Minerva or Athena sits, with Justice holding scales behind her. To the left of Minerva is Mercury or Hermes, holding a caduceus. There is an angel above this group blowing a trumpet and holding another trumpet in their other hand. In the upper left corner of the map, inside a white box, is a numbered key corresponding to places on the map. Across the bottom of the page, there is a black and white, eye-level illustration of the city with the harbor in the foreground. Windmills are visible. There is a framed key to this illustration in either upper corner of this segment.On View
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