Homann, Johann Christoph
S.R. Imp. Comitatus Hanau proprie sic dictus, cum singulis suis Praefecturis, ut et comitatus Bündingen et Nidda...
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- Published: Nürnberg
- Published date: 1728
- Technique: Copper engraving / Original color.
- Category: Hanau
- Type: map
- Issue date: 1728-40
- Size: 483 by 560mm (19 by 22 inches).
- Stock number: 29821
- Condition: Overall in good condition, verso old marginal backing with paper at the bottom and at the lower part of the centre fold. 483 by 560mm (19 by 22 inches).
Article description
Engraved map, ornated on top with a city view of Hanau in Hessen, handcolored in wash and outline when published. Drawn after Friedrich Zollmann, engraved by R. A. Schneider in Fürth and published by Joh. Chr. Homann. The map shows detailled the duchy of Hanau, Büdingen and the Wetterau. In the lower right corner a title cartouche with figurative allegories. Explantions in the upper left corner and a section for the reader in the top right corner. The upper centre decorated with a panoramic city view of Hanau. Zeigt detailliert u.a. die Grafschaften Hanau, Büdingen, Wetterau, oben schöne Gesamtansicht von Hanau. Rechts unten dekorative Kartusche mit figürlichen Allegorien. Legenden u. Erklärungen oben. Schönes Exemplar, verso zwei ganz geringfügige Hinterlegungungen im Bereich des Bugs und dem unterem Rand.