Sailing War Ship - Ship of the Line construction and rigging chart - a hand-coloured engraving print, Matthaus Seutter, 1740 art poster canvas gift

Sailing War Ship rigging - construction chart - an engraved, printed and hand-coloured by Matthaus Seutter c1740 in Augsburg. Contains detailed plan of three-mast "man of war" type of ship with longitudinal section of the ship, dinghies, wind-rose, 8 further sections of the ship and boats, navigation tools and other beautiful details.

Georg Matthäus Seutter (or Matthias Seutter, 1678-1757) was one of the most important and prolific German map publishers of the 18th century. Seutter started his career as an apprentice brewer but soon left his apprenticeship and moved to Nuremberg where he apprenticed as an engraver under the tutelage of the prominent J. B. Homann. Sometime in the early 18th century Seutter left Homann to establish his own independent cartographic publishing firm in Augsburg. Though he struggled in the early years of his independence, Seutter’s engraving skill and commitment to diversified map production eventually gained him a substantial following. By 1732 Seutter was one of the most prolific publishers of his time and was honoured by the German Emperor Charles VI with the title of “Imperial Geographer”.

This poster is a high quality "giclée" reproduction of a restored antique original, custom-printed on Standard Single-weight Matt Coated art paper 140gsm or  Heavyweight Matt Coated art paper 230gsm (more of a thin card density), or superb Epson Matt Canvas 320gsm, according to your choice. We use the latest UltraChromeHDX pigment inks which guarantee 60 years of colour  permanence (up to 200 years fade-proof for colour prints).  This poster is suitable for mounting and framing, as well as direct display on a wall.