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Original antique hand-colored copper engraving, from the Homann atlas, published in Nuremberg, 1720. Depicting Piedmont, this map is a fine example of 1720s European cartography. Image: 49.5 x 53,5 cm (19.5 x 21 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. Homann maps are held at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg and major international institutions. Old coloured copper engraved map of Liguria (Liguria) and Piedmont (Piemonte) by Johann Baptist Homann. Shows the north-western regions of Italy between Geneva, via Turin to Genoa in the south-east. In the north-east of the map are Lake Como, Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano. With a beautiful, artistically crafted title cartouche. A fine example from Grosser Atlas, Nuremberg, sought after by collectors of antique maps of Italy, antique maps of Piedmont, 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, J. – Piedmont · Copper Engraving, Hand Colored · Grosser Atlas, Nuremberg · 1720