1759
HOMANN, Johann Baptist(1664 Oberkammlach - 1724 Nuremberg)
Extraordinary world map
Colored copperplate engraving.
Framed & behind glass : 56.7 x 65 cm.
Extremely decorative world map of the eastern and western hemispheres, 2 other hemispheres with the northern and southern starry sky with the constellations, depicting the summer and winter solstice, title cartouche with banner "Planiglobii Terrestris Cum Utroq Hemisphærio Cælesti Generalis" held by 2 putti symbolizing day and night; richly decorated with detailed depictions of gods of wind and natural phenomena, description of natural phenomena in Latin; first appeared in Johann Baptist Homann's Oldest Atlas of 1707. Leaf griffspurig, foxing.
German cartographer, engraver, publisher and globe maker; most important German publisher of atlases and maps in the 18th century
Call time 26 | Oct 2023 | probably 16:49 (CET)
.Limit 20 €
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• Calling time: 26. | Oct 2023 | approximately 16:49 uhr
Hammer price 600.00 €
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