WESTERN GERMANY MOSELLE JB HOMANN c. 1710 LARGE ANTIQUE ENGRAVED MAP

The map is decorated with a large nice cartouche. Featuring river gods to represent the rivers in the region. The map shows the area along the Mosel River, the archbishopric of Trier, and the Rhine River from Bonn to Mainz in the south.

Johann Baptist Homann was the most prolific map publisher of the 18th Century. He founded his company in 1702. In 1705, he became the Geograph of the Emperor Charles VI. In the same year, he was also Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin. They protected the authors in all scientific fields such as printers, copper engravers, map makers and publishers.

In 1716 Homann published his "Grosser Atlas ueber die ganze Welt" (Grand Atlas of all the World). Some maps were drawned with the engraver Christoph Weigel the Elder.

He was succeded by the Homann heirs company, which was in business until 1848. Size with margins : 61,5 x 53 cm / 24 x 20,8 inches.

WE DON'T SELL LASER AND COPIES MAPS, ALL WE SELL IS ORIGINAL AND ANTIQUE. Due to the age an type of paper, some imperfections are to be expected. Please examine the images provided carefully, and if you have any questions please ask and we will be happy to help you.

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