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The Americas.

Homann, Johann Baptist America North and South Newly represented... "Totius Americae Septrionalis et Meridionalis Novissima Representatio quam ex singulis Geographorum Tabulis collecta luci publicae accommodavit .." Nuremberg Homann, Johann Baptist c1720
Copper engraved map of the continent of America by Johann Bapt. Homann from his "Grosser Atlas". Original colour, verso blank.
Decorative title cartouche and vignette showing native Americans and the fauna and flora of the country, with another cartouche surrounding a description of discoveries, black and white as issued. The title cartouche is based upon De Fer's landmark map of 1699. The top cartouche is based upon De L'Isle's 1703 map of Canada. The map is a revision of the elder Homann's 1710 map of the Americas. After his death in 1724, his son (Johann Christoph Homann) re-engraved the plate to correct the western coastline of North America, shown here extending very far west and north, with very little detail. California is no longer shown as an island, although the remnants of the interior sea can be seen near the Pais de Moozemleck, and a hint of a hoped for Northwest Passage is beginning to take shape. The Great Lakes are taking shape, being actively explored by the French fur traders and Hudson Bay Company. Good dark impression, generally bright and clean; slight soiling to lower corners; short centrefold split at lower margin [40m just entering scale lines with old tape repair to verso]; slight unobtrusive vertical crease to right of centrefold.

Johann Baptist Homann (1664 – 1724)
from 1687 Homann worked as a civil law notary in Nuremberg. He soon turned to engraving and cartography; in 1702 he founded his own publishing house.
Homann acquired renown as a leading German cartographer, and in 1715 was appointed Imperial Geographer by Emperor Charles VI. Giving such privileges to individuals was an added right that the Holy Roman Emperor enjoyed. In the same year he was also named a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin. Of particular significance to cartography were the imperial printing privileges (Latin: privilegia impressoria). These protected for a time the authors in all scientific fields such as printers, copper engravers, map makers and publishers. They were also very important as recommendation for potential customers.
In 1716 Homann published his masterpiece "Grosser Atlas ueber die ganze Welt" Numerous maps were drawn up in cooperation with the engraver Christoph Weigel the Elder,
Homann died in Nuremberg. He was succeeded by the Homann heirs company, in business until 1848, known as "Homann Erben", "Homanniani Heredes", "Heritiers de Homann" abroad.
490 by 583mm (19¼ by 23 inches).   ref: 2529  €1600

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