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Inscription: Regni Daniae in quo pound Ducatus Holsatia et Slesvicum Insulae Danicae, provinciae Iutia Scania Blekingia Nova Tabula edita a Jo. Baptista Homanno Noribergiae et aucta Secundum Geographiam novifsimam Johann Hubneri. J.U.L.
Johann Baptist Homann(1664-1724) - Bavarian cartographer and official. From 1702 he ran an impressive map engraving shop in Nuremberg. Taken over by the family heirs, it was closed in 1852. As a member of the Academy of Sciences, in 1716 he was appointed imperial geographer.
Nuremberg, 17th/18th century
Paper glued to cardboard.
Dimensions with frame: 63cm x 54cm
Dimensions without frame: 59cm x 49.5cm
Condition: no glass.
A multi-coloured map of Denmark enclosed in a simple band. Enriched with a decorative figurative scene presenting a pair of naked men. Leaning on elongated clubs, they flank the crowned royal coat of arms. They are accompanied by a herd of farm animals. The whole is enriched with a simple plate with an elaborate inscription.
MAP OF DENMARK, Johann Baptist Homann, 17th/18th century
zł1,500.00
Inscription: Regni Daniae in quo pound Ducatus Holsatia et Slesvicum Insulae Danicae, provinciae Iutia Scania Blekingia Nova Tabula edita a Jo. Baptista Homanno Noribergiae et aucta Secundum Geographiam novifsimam Johann Hubneri. J.U.L.
Johann Baptist Homann(1664-1724) - Bavarian cartographer and official. From 1702 he ran an impressive map engraving shop in Nuremberg. Taken over by the family heirs, it was closed in 1852. As a member of the Academy of Sciences, in 1716 he was appointed imperial geographer.
Nuremberg, 17th/18th century
Paper glued to cardboard.
Dimensions with frame: 63cm x 54cm
Dimensions without frame: 59cm x 49.5cm
Condition: no glass.
A multi-coloured map of Denmark enclosed in a simple band. Enriched with a decorative figurative scene presenting a pair of naked men. Leaning on elongated clubs, they flank the crowned royal coat of arms. They are accompanied by a herd of farm animals. The whole is enriched with a simple plate with an elaborate inscription.