Dominii Veneti cum vicinis Parmae Mutinae Mantuae et Mirandol - Statibus Nova Deseriptio, edita a Ioh. Baptista....

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Original antique hand-colored copper engraving, from the Homann atlas, published in Nuremberg, 1720. Depicting Mantua, this map is a fine example of 1720s European cartography. Image: 488 by 584mm (19 by 23 inches). An attractive and historically significant 18th-century map for the discerning collector. Johann Baptist Homann (1664–1724) was the most important German cartographer and publisher of the early 18th century. Born in Bavaria, he founded his cartographic publishing house in Nuremberg in 1702, which rapidly became the leading German map publisher. In 1715, Emperor Charles VI appointed him Imperial Geographer (Kayserlicher Geographus), the highest cartographic honor in the Holy Roman Empire. Homann's maps are known for their superb copper engraving, rich hand coloring, and elaborate allegorical cartouches featuring figures, coats of arms, and historical vignettes. After his death in 1724, the firm continued as 'Homann Erben' (Homann's Heirs) and published maps well into the 19th century. Homann maps are held at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg and major international institutions. A fine impression of this decorative map of Italy. With many engraved place-names, rivers, lakes and mountains. At the right lower corner is a allegoric figurative cartouche, in the lower right corner a small milage-scale. A fine example from Grosser Atlas, Nuremberg, sought after by collectors of antique maps of Italy, antique maps of Mantua, and antique hand-colored copper engravings for sale. In very good condition. Light age-toning to the sheet, as expected for a 18th-century map.

Homann, Johann – Mantua · Copper Engraving, Hand Colored · Grosser Atlas, Nuremberg · 1720