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Ichnographia Urbis in Tuscia Primariae Florentiae Scenographice....

  • ARTIST: Johann Baptist Homann

  • PUBLISHER: Homann Heirs, Nuremberg.

  • MEDIUM: Handcolored copper plate engraving,

    DATE: 1731

  • EDITION SIZE: 19 1/2 x 23" (484 x 584 mm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: A beautiful map of the city of Florence or Firenze Italy. Below the map is a panoramic view of the city. Homan was a German engraver and publisher who established himself and his family in Nuremberg in 1702. He published his first atlas, "Atlas Novus" in 1707, and in recognition of this achievement, he was elected to the Berlin Academy of Sciences. In 1715 Homann was appointed Geographer to the Emperor. Homann died in 1724 and his business was continued by his family under the name Homann's Heirs into the late 18th century.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition save for minor splitting along centerfold. Soft original hand coloring.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps , Maps