Diversi Globi Terr-Aquei by Matthäus Seutter

Diversi Globi Terr-Aquei by Matthäus Seutter is an 18th-century decorative world map showing the earth through multiple hemispheric and polar projections. The hand-colored engraving includes detailed continents, latitude zones, inset globes, and ornate cartouches, presenting geography as both science and visual display. Its complex layout reflects Enlightenment curiosity about mapping, astronomy, and global knowledge.

Matthäus Seutter was a German cartographer, engraver, and publisher based in Augsburg. He produced richly ornamented maps and atlases influenced by Dutch and French cartographic traditions. Seutter’s works are admired for their precision, decorative quality, and importance in 18th-century European mapmaking.