[ALSACE]. - Lot 295

[ALSACE]. Alsatia Superior et Inferior. III Tabulis delineata cum Finitimis Episcopatibus, Ducatibus, Principatibus, et Marchionatibus, Abbatiis, Comitatibus, Urbibus, olim Imperialibus et aliis Civitatibus. [Augsburg]: Matthäus Seutter, [ca. 1720]. - Map1750 x 590 mm, divided into 3 sheets pasted on canvas, framed. Large, handsome engraved map divided into three large sheets joined together and depicting the province of Alsace in the early 18th century. This topographical and military map, measuring almost one meter eighty in length, was produced by cartographer Jacques Michal (16..-1733) and printed in Augsburg under the direction of Matthäus Seutter (1678-1757). It illustrates the relief, rivers and forests, as well as the boundaries and coats of arms of the various seigneuries, towns and villages of Alsace, stretching from the town of Porrentry (Brondrutt) to Landau. The Alsatian border is highlighted in green, while other elements are highlighted in red and yellow. Towns and communes are marked in red, and the coat-of-arms, painted yellow, is surrounded by green. The map frame is also colored yellow. Beautifully framed and canvas-covered copy. Traces of folding. Black stain on the town of Hagenbach in the lower right-hand corner of the map.