Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Feb 13, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 913
Seutter-Lotter - Plan von Neu Ebenezer (Georgia)
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Matthäus Seutter (German, 1678-1757) and Tobias Conrad Lotter, (German, 1717-1777), Plan von Neu Ebenezer.. from Samuel Urlsperger's Ausführliche Nachricht von den Saltzburgischen Emigranten, Augsburg, 1747, hand colored engraving on laid paper in two sheets, sheet 20 x 22-7/8 in.; lacquered and parcel gilt modern frame, 27-1/4 x 30-1/8 in. - Note: Seutter's scarce plan of the Georgia colony, Augsburg, 1747, shows a plan of Ebenezer, the German Salzburger settlement on the Savannah River, a map of the coast of Georgia with an inset of Jekyll Island and St. Simon's Island and a plan of a water mill and the town plan of New Ebenezer.Literature: Cummings, William P. The Southeast in early maps. 2014. Pages 260, 261. Maps 264 and 265. - Provenance: W. Graham Arader III, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, purchased for $12,000 in 1994 (Accompanied by facsimile of original receipt); Private Georgia Collection
strong original color, floated on linen lined support, restorations with coloring to upper right on "Plantationes", some small marginal losses at bottom, trimmed at edges, restoration to top center edge with small loss to text; frame with chips at one corner
