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SEUTTER (Matthäus). Lisabona magnificentissima Regia Sedes Portugalliae et florentissimum Emporium. Augsburgo. c. 1740 - SEUTTER (Matthäus) Lisabona magnificentissima Regia Sedes Portugalliae et florentissimum Emporium . Augsburgo: Matthäus Seutter, c. 1740. 1 gravura; aguarelada; 530x625 mm. A magnificent and richly ornamented engraving of the city of Lisbon by Matthäus Seutter , imperial geographer and one of the most prolific map editors of the 18th century. The composition combines, in the upper part, an axial plan of the city , with the districts represented in different colors and the main religious and administrative buildings drawn in great detail and labeled, including the Castle, the Monastery of São Vicente, the Patriarchal See, Rossio Square and several convents and churches. The city center is identified as “Praesidium cathedrale” and “Praecipua platea”, among other terms. The plan is flanked by cartouches with titles in Latin and German: ”Lisabona magnificentissima Regia Sedes Portugalliae et florentissimum Emporium ad ostia Tagi situm...” , which extol the city as a royal seat and important trading post at the mouth of the Tagus. Just below, a vast panoramic view of the Tagus , filled with merchant and military vessels, presents Lisbon from the river's point of view, with emphasis on the waterfront, towers, hills and dense housing. In the center, a baroque cartouche with descriptive text in German celebrates the city's wealth, trade and political importance in the European and overseas context. This engraving is both an object of art and a historical document, depicting Lisbon shortly before the 1755 earthquake, when it still displayed its intact topography and Baroque monumentality. Due to its combination of plan, view and allegorical apparatus, it is one of the most complete and spectacular representations of the Portuguese capital in ancient European cartography. ! Please note that this translated text was generated by Google. !