An armillary sphere and an orrery are shown side by side with descriptions in Latin below them describing the various parts and their significance. The text points out other features of the sphere, including the ecliptic, horizon, poles, tropics, and circular dial, and states that the polar circles are at a distance from the poles 23 degrees, 30 minutes, and 66 degrees 30 minutes from the equator. The text beneath the orrery explains that it shows the sun, Mercury, Venus, and the moon revolving around the earth and gives information regarding distances between planets.
A companion print to this one was also produced not shown here , showing a pair of globes, one terrestrial and one celestial. Tobias Conrad Lotter was a cartographer and engraver based in Augsburg. In the mid 18th century he engraved maps for atlases produced by the Seutter cartography firm founded in by his father-in-law, Georg Matthias Seutter Seutter had been trained by Johann Baptist Homann, another prominent Augsburg map producer, and served as geographer to the court of Charles VI.
The Seutter family of cartographers were, together with the Homann family, the most renowned and prolific map makers of 18th century Germany, the leading center of atlas production at that time. Georg Matthaeus Seutter, Geographer to the Imperial Court, founded the business and was later joined by his son, Albrecht Carl Seutter, who eventually succeeded him. Search our site for other prints by Lotter. Minor book worm holes professionally restored, unobtrusive. Product Description Continues Below.
Add to Wishlist. Description Additional information Description Tobias Conrad Lotter was a cartographer and engraver based in Augsburg. Additional information Century 18th Century.
