Flaggen aller Seefahrenden Potenzen und Nationen in der gantzen Weldt

Homann Johann Babtiste ( 1664 - 1724 ) Nuremberg

Verlag: Artist: Homann Johann Babtiste ( - 1724 ) Nuremberg issued in: Nuremberg; - Johann Babtiste Homann (1664-1724) Nuremberg 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 pa, 1664

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Some restoration at lower centerfold, size (in cm): 49,5 x 58,5 cm; - Map shows all Flags of the seafaring powers and nations. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers DH0273_500

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Flaggen aller Seefahrenden Potenzen und ...
Verlag: Artist: Homann Johann Babtiste ( - 1724 ) Nuremberg issued in: Nuremberg; - Johann Babtiste Homann (1664-1724) Nuremberg 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 pa
Erscheinungsdatum: 1664