ARTIST: Johann Baptist Homann
PUBLISHER: Johann B. Homann/Homann heirs, Nuremberg.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving handcolored,
DATE: c.1730.
EDITION SIZE: 19 1/4 x 22 1/2" (490 x 570 mm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: 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. Homann's map are generally finely engraved, although often in a rather heavy handed style.
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CONDITION: Good condition and color. Unusual in that the cartouche has full original color. There is a drop of wax, smaller than a dime, at the far right edge of the image.
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