Carte topographique des pays et cotes Maritimes/ Totpographische Carte der Länder und Küsten welche die Meer- Enge von Gibraltar.

Homann Erben ( 1724 - 1780 ) Nuremberg

Verlag: Artist: Homann Erben ( - 1780 ) Nuremberg issued in: Nuremberg; - Johann Babtiste Homann (1664-1724) was born in Oberkammlach the Electorate of Bavaria Although educated at a Jesuit school and preparing for an ecclesiastical career he eventually converted to Protestantism and from 1687 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 significanc, 1724

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Very good, size (in cm): 46,5 x 56,5 cm cm; - Map shows the South coast of Andalusia and the north coast of Afrika with the current and reefs of the strait of Gibraltar. On inset map totel Spain and France with the current and the depths. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers EUE2457_500

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Carte topographique des pays et cotes ...
Verlag: Artist: Homann Erben ( - 1780 ) Nuremberg issued in: Nuremberg; - Johann Babtiste Homann (1664-1724) was born in Oberkammlach the Electorate of Bavaria Although educated at a Jesuit school and preparing for an ecclesiastical career he eventually converted to Protestantism and from 1687 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 significanc
Erscheinungsdatum: 1724