MEDITERRANEAN SEA MARE MEDITERRANEUM
£250
Uncommon map of the Mediterranean by Homann Heirs. This map was printed only in the 1770 edition of the Atlas. Unusual in that there are few maps of the Mediterranean as a whole, often printed over 2 sheets. Oroginal colour on map. Margins extended to aid framing. Otherwise an attractive map with a few spots.
code : M2755
Cartographer : Homann Family
Date : 1770 Nuremberg
Size : 38.5*61 cms
availability : Available
Price : £250
Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724) started his career in Amsterdam as an apprentice with the Danckerts family before returning to Nuremberg to establish himself in business in 1702.
The firm quickly became the principal geographical publishers in Germany and in 1715 Homann was appointed Geographer to the Holy Roman Emperor and he was also a member of the Prussian Royal Academy of Sciences.
His publications included the "Neuer Atlas Ueber Die Gantze Welt ..." in 1707-. The "Grosser Atlas ..." of 1716- and the "Atlas Novus Terrarum Orbis Imperioa" in c.1720, as well as many others. Johann died in 1724 and was succeeded by his son Johann Christoph who died in 1730. After his death the firm took the name Homann's Heirs and continued thereafter until 1813. Publications with the Homann's Heirs' imprint included the "Grosser Atlas" in 1731, Doppelmays'r "Atlas Coelestis ..." in 1742 and the "Atlas Geographicus Maior ..." in 1753-, amongst others. Throughout this entire period the firm were the leading map publishers in Germany, employing a number of very important cartographers
