ARTIST: Johann Baptist Homann
PUBLISHER: Published by J. B. Homann, Nuremberg.
MEDIUM: Handcolored copper plate engraving,
DATE: 1714, (c.1730).
EDITION SIZE: 19 1/8 x 22 5/8" (486 x 573 mm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: A fine map that shows middle portion of the colonies. This map was intended to promote German emigration to America. The cartouche graphically shows the wealth and opportunity waiting in America through a display of gold, fish, fruit and tobacco, all this surveyed by a well-dressed planter. The Atlantic is titled "Mare Virgini Anum... the Sea of Virginy."
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition save for some splitting in lower centerfold. Original color with some modern enhancements (cartouche).
REFERENCE: Cumming, Wm. "Southeast in Early Maps" #156.