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Das Heutige Aegypten aus der Reyssbeschreibung des beruhmten Hn. Paul Lucas gezoge[n] , und mit folgen Denckwurdigkeiten herausgegeben von Iohann Bapt. Homann Keyseri. Geogr. in Nurnbg.
No full text18th century;Copper engraving handcolored with watercolor.
Full color.
Relief shown by hachures.
Printed at top outside border:
"Aegyptus Hodierna Ex itinerario Celeberrimi Viri Pauli Lucae Franci desumta ac novissime repraesentata a Iohanne Baptista Homann S.C.M. Geographo Norimbergae."
Printed at top within border:
"Iohannes Christophorus I. B. Homanni Filius delineavit. Cum Privilegio. Sa. Caes. Majestatis."
Printed on left above illustrated scenes in lower left is title in German:
"Das Heutige Aegypten aus der Reyssbeschreibung des beruhmten Hn. Paul Lucas gezoge[n] , und mit folgen Denckwurdigkeiten herausgegeben von Iohann Bapt. Homann Keyseri. Geogr. in Nurnbg."
Printed on left above two illustrated scenes of the is an explanatory key to items in the illustrations on the lower left:
"A. The Wasserfalle des Nil=Stroms von Mitternacht anzusehen. B. Die annoch stehende uhr alte Pyramiden. C. Antique Gefasse D. Unterirdische Grufften der Mumien oder balsamirt unverswesen geblibee Leibern der alten Aegypter. E. Cairische Brut OFen, aus welchen unzahlich vite Huner gehockt, und sehr wolfeil verkaufft zu mwerde plegen."
Printed above illustration of several ancient furnaces:
"Nova Furnorum preceni Miraculorum Aegypti Series."
Printed below illustration of ancient furnaces:
"Barbara pyramidum sileat miracula Memphis Nil Mundo stolidus profuit ille labor; Ille nihil vivis, nil profuit ille sepultis. Ars nova, qua furnus parturit, apta placet Ovorum sobolem magnae miracula Cairi, Unum prae cunctis fama loquator opus."
Written in ink and in pencil in upper left corner:
"90."
Depicts Egypt divided into its traditional three parts, Upper, Middle and Lower or Inferior, Media and Superior. Each region is also called by a title: "Bahri Aegyptus," Vostani Aegyptus," and "Said Aegyptus." Shows two lakes in middle Egypt, Moeris Lake now known as Birket Qarun, and "Gara" Lake. Shows the Nile River including its Delta at the Mediterranean Sea and its Cataracts in Lower Egypt. The Dead Sea is included as well as part of the "Barcae Regni" in the west, Nubia in the south, and "Arabiae Petreae," and the Gaza Strip in the east. Shows major cities and fertile areas. Illustrations from Egypt in the lower left include the Nile Cataracts, Pyramids, the Sphinx, and a scene with a mummy's casket and an embalming jar.
Scale: 1:2,300,000.Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) was born in Kammlach. He was an engraver and mapseller. In 1702, he founded his own publishing house in Nuremberg. The maps and atlases published under his name became some of the most influential in the eighteenth century (Moreland and Bannister, 84). About 1707, he became a member of the Prussian royal Academy of Science. In 1715, he was appointed geographer to Kaiser of the Holy Roman Empire. He worked as an engraver for Funek, Jacob von Sandrart and Scherer. His works include Atlas (1704), Neuer Atlas (1707), Grosser Atlas (1716) and Atlas Methodicus (1719). After his death, his son, Johann Christoph, took over the business and continued to run the publishing house. Following J. C.'s death, his heirs continued to run the publishing house as Homann Heirs, which lasted for nearly a century after its founding. Later works from the Homann Heirs include Grosser Atlas (1731, 1737), Kleiner Atlas, Poppelmayer's Star Atlas (1742), Geographia Maior (1759) and Atlas Hommanianus (1762). (Tooley, 308).
Source(s):
Northwestern University Libraries. Catalog Record. Accessed 13 April 2009.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979
Globi Coelestis In Tabulas Planas Redacti Pars III
No full text18th centuryCopper engraving handcolored with watercolor.
Full color.
Printed in top border:
"Globi Coelestis In Tabulas PLanas Redacti Pars III. in qua Longitudines Stellarum fixarum ad anum Christi completum 1730 tam Arithmetice quam Geometrice exhibentur a Ioh. Gabr. Doppelmayr Math. P. P. Academ. Caes Leopold: Car. Nat. Curiosrum, nec non Societatis Regiae Borussicae Socio Opera Ioh. Bapt. Homanni Sac. Caes. Maj. Geogr. Norimbergae."
Printed in left and right margins are tables describing the various constellations depicted in the map.
Written in pencil in bottom border:
"Homann 1730."
Shows constellations according to the sky in 1730 with illustrations of the constellations overlaid on the stars. Depicts two non-Ptolemaic constellations, Columba and Monoceros, as well as the paths of several comets sighted by various astronomers including Cassini and Johannes Hevelius. Constellations shown include: Lynx, Tigris, Gemini, Cancer, Hydra, Procyon, Monoceros, Argo Navis, Canis Major, Columba, Lepus, Eridanus, Orion, Taurus, Aries, Auriga, Perseus and Colurus.Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr (1677-1750) was an astronomer, cartographer, writer, mathematician, editor, mathematics professor at Aegidien Gymanisum, and translator in Nuremberg. He collaborated with Johan Baptist Homann to create a number of maps published in "Atlas Coelestis" (1742). Ten of the thirty plates published in "Atlas Coelestis" are star maps. Six of these maps are gnomonic projections. Among Doppelmayr's other works are "Star Chart" (1709), globes (1728-40), "Hemisphaerium Coeli" (1730) and "Tabula Selenographica" (1750) (Tooley, 169; Stevenson, 159).
Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) was born in Kammlach. He was an engraver and mapseller. In 1702, he founded his own publishing house in Nuremberg. The maps and atlases published under his name became some of the most influential in the eighteenth century (Moreland and Bannister, 84). About 1707, he became a member of the Prussian royal Academy of Science. In 1715, he was appointed geographer to Kaiser of the Holy Roman Empire. He worked as an engraver for Funek, Jacob von Sandrart and Scherer. His works include Atlas (1704), Neuer Atlas (1707), Grosser Atlas (1716) and Atlas Methodicus (1719). After his death, his son, Johann Christoph, took over the business and continued to run the publishing house. Following J. C.'s death, his heirs continued to run the publishing house as Homann Heirs, which lasted for nearly a century after its founding. Later works from the Homann Heirs include "Grosser Atlas" (1731, 1737), Kleiner Atlas, Doppelmayer's "Star Atlas" (1742), "Geographia Maior" (1759) and "Atlas Hommanianus" (1762) (Tooley, 308).
This particular map was plate 22 of "Atlas Coelestis" published in 1742. It is the third of six gnomonic charts of the sky in 1730. The map includes various comets as well as stars and illustrations overlaid on top of the stars representing the constellations (Johnson).
Source(s):Johnson, W. Vance. "A Farewell to Maps." 28 Oct. 1990.
Moreland, Carl and David Bannister. "Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook." New York: Longman Group, Ltd., 1983.
Stevenson, Edward Luther. "Terrestrial and Celestial Globes: Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and Astronomy." Vol. 1. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1921.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979
Planiglobii Terrestris Cum Utroq Hemisphaerio Caelesti Generalis Repraesentatio Quam ex novissimis probatissimisque recentium Geographorum seriptis concinnatam multisq phaenomenis illustratam publice proponit Io. Bapt. Homann Sac. Caes. Maj. Geographus et Reg. Scientiarum Acade. Berolinensis Socius Norimbergae Cum Privilegio Sac. Caes. Majestatis.
No full text18th centuryCopper engraving handcolored with watercolor.
Full color.
Double hemispheric projection.
Relief shown pictorially.
Printed in cartouche along top border:
"Planiglobii Terrestris Cum Utroq Hemisphaerio Caelesti Generalis Repraesentatio Quam ex novissimis probatissimisque recentium Geographorum seriptis concinnatam multisq phaenomenis illustratam publice proponit Io. Bapt. Homann Sac. Caes. Maj. Geographus et Reg. Scientiarum Acade. Berolinensis Socius Norimbergae Cum Privilegio Sac. Caes. Majestatis."
Printed in bottom border is a description of various natural phenomena including waterspouts, rainbows, earthquakes and a volcano:
"Benevole Spectator. In conspectum prodire jubemus Telluris nostre globum Geographice delineatum quem, quo magis…"
Pasted beneath bottom border in center is a color key written in German used to to distinguish the colored areas on this map by religion including Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed and Islam.
Shows western and eastern hemispheres of the world in double hemispheric projection. Of note, northwest North America is marked out with an elongated coastline and labeled as "Terra Esonis." This region includes a note stating, "Costa detecta a Dom. Joan de Gama navigante ex China in Novam Hispaniam. Shows partial outline of New Zealand and the outline of Australia is shown as "Nova Hollandia". Notes on exploration are included throughout the map, in particular, the routes of various explorers in the South Pacific including Magellan, Tasman and Dampier are displayed. Includes notes on different climate zones in the border around the double hemispheric projection. Shows wind current direction around the equator. Above and below the center map of the world are two celestial inset maps showing the sky from the northern and southern hemispheres. The maps include detailed illustrations of various constellations such as Canis Major, Sagitarius and Capricorn. Above the world map projection are two smaller diagrams to the left and right of the northern hemisphere celestial map. These diagrams show how the earth is affected by the sun and moon with respect to season. Around the entire map at the bottom are the illustrations of natural phenomenon described in the bottom border. The top illustrations show cherubim and various windheads blowing in different directions.Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) was born in Kammlach. He was an engraver and mapseller. In 1702, he founded his own publishing house in Nuremberg. The maps and atlases published under his name became some of the most influential in the eighteenth century (Moreland and Bannister, 84). About 1707, he became a member of the Prussian royal Academy of Science. In 1715, he was appointed geographer to Kaiser of the Holy Roman Empire. He worked as an engraver for Funek, Jacob von Sandrart and Scherer. His works include Atlas (1704), Neuer Atlas (1707), Grosser Atlas (1716) and Atlas Methodicus (1719). After his death, his son, Johann Christoph, took over the business and continued to run the publishing house. Following J. C.'s death, his heirs continued to run the publishing house as Homann Heirs, which lasted for nearly a century after its founding. Later works from the Homann Heirs include Grosser Atlas (1731, 1737), Kleiner Atlas, Poppelmayer's Star Atlas (1742), Geographia Maior (1759) and Atlas Hommanianus (1762). (Tooley, 308).
Source(s):Brown University. John Carter Brown Library. Archive of Early American Images. Accessed online 13 May 2009.
Moreland, Carl and David Bannister. "Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook." New York: Longman Group, Ltd., 1983.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979
Statuum Maroccanorum, Regnorum nempe Fessani Maroccani Tafiletani et Segelomessani Secundum suas Provincias accurate divisorum, Typus generalis novus, ex varus recentioris Geographiae adminicul depromptus et designates a, I. Chris. Homanno. M. D. Noribergae Anno 1728 Cum Privilegio Sac. Caes. Majestatis
No full text18th centuryCopper engraving handcolored with watercolor.
Full color.
Printed in upper left corner in cartouche:
"Statuum Maroccanorum, Regnorum nempe Fessani Maroccani Tafiletani et Segelomessani Secundum suas Provincias accurate divisorum, Typus generalis novus, ex varus recentioris Geographiae adminicul depromptus et designates a, I. Chris. Homanno. M. D. Noribergae Anno 1728 Cum Privilegio Sac. Caes. Majestatis."
Printed in lower left is a scale for common miles beneath the Canary Islands.
Printed in the bottom left is a scene of the city of Morocco (possibly the city of Marrakech) and surrounding area with a key explaining the locations of various places.
Printed in the lower right is a scene of the City of Mequinetz with a key to various places in the city.
Written in the upper right corner in ink:
"100[crossed out]. 91."
Written in pencil in upper right corner:
"91."
Depicts northwest Africa including Morocco, the Canary Islands and Madeira Island. Divides the region into various kingdoms including Regnum Tessanum, Segelmesse Regnum, Regnum Tafliet, Regnum Maroccanum, Regni Tesset Pars, Telen Sinae Pars, Touvetvel Tuat Pronciae Pars, Insulae Canariae sub Hispanis, and Insula Madera Sub Lusitanis. Shows rivers, mountains, pictorial cities, forests and tents. The title cartouche is decorated with men and women in native dress accompanied by a lion, snakes and an ostrich. In the background is what appears to be a maritime battle scene at the entrance to a harbor.Johann Christoph Homann (1703-1730) was born in Kammlach was the son of renowned cartographer and publisher, Johan Baptist Homann. After his death, Johann Christoph, took over the business and continued to run the publishing house. Following J. C.'s death, his heirs continued to run the publishing house as Homann Heirs, which lasted for nearly a century after its founding. Later works from the Homann Heirs include Grosser Atlas (1731, 1737), Kleiner Atlas, Poppelmayer's Star Atlas (1742), Geographia Maior (1759) and Atlas Hommanianus (1762) (Tooley, 308).
Georg Mathaus Seutter (1678-1756) was a map publisher and cartographer from Nuremberg who set up shop in Augsburg. After an apprenticeship with J. B. Homann in 1697, he began working in Augsburg and was eventually appointed Geographer to Imperial Court. Throughout his lifetime, he competed with his old mentor and worked closely with his son-in-law to put out a collection of town plans. His works include "Atlas Germanicus" (c. 1720), "Atlas Geographicus" (1725), "Atlas Novus" (1728), "Grosser Atlas" (c. 1735), "Atlas novus sive tabulae geographicae totius orbis" (c. 1741), and "Atlas Minor" (1744). After his death, his son, Albrecht Karl, continued the business (Moreland and Bannister, 87-8; Tooley, "Dictionary of Mapmakers," 557).
Source(s):
Moreland, Carl and David Bannister. "Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook." New York: Longman Group, Ltd., 1983.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979
Tabula Americae specialis geographica Regni Peru, Brasiliae, Terrae Firmae, et Reg: Amazonum : secundum relationes de Herrera, de Laet et P.P. de Acuña et M. Rodriguetz, aliorumab observationes recentiores de Signata et edita per Guiliem de L'Isle, geogr: reg: Parisiensem, nunc recusa
No full text18th centuryCopper engraving handcolored with watercolor.
Full color.
Relief shown pictorially.
Printed in cartouche in upper right corner:
"Tabula Americae Specialis Geographica Regni Peru Brasiliae, Terrae Firmae & Reg: Amazonum; Secundum relationes de Herrera, de Laet, & PP. de Acuña & M. Rodriguetz. Aliorumas observations recentiores de Signata & e dita per Guiliem de l'Isle, Geogr: Rey: Parisiensem. nunc recusa Per Homañianos Heredes ."
Printed within "Terra Amazonum":
"El Guyari, dictus Lusitanis Madera sel du Bois, for matur Quoty insignoribus flusuys qua aliquot ab ostys leucas Gatticas junguntur. Per nunc fluviam Topinambes devenerunt in fl. Amazonum et ad ostia ip sius."
Printed within "Terra Amazonum" at 15 degrees north latitude:
"Indis hic fluvius, cujus origins in finiby Peruensiby sunt, appellatur Parana Muri h.e. parvus fluvius, quamvis valde amply sit sed fit discernendi gratia fluvium Amazonum, quem vocant Parana guzu i.e. fluvium magnum."
Printed within "Terra Amazonum at 13 degrees north latitude:
"Habitationes gentis Xarayes qui auro et argents abundare perhibentur."
Shows northern half of South America, divided into 4 major regions: "Terra Firma," "Regnum Peru," "Terra Amazonum" and "Brasilia ante dicta Terra de Santa Croce." The map is most highly detailed in the Regnum Peru area and along the coastlines. Contains short notes on geography and place names throughout. The Amazon River is depicted as is Lake Titicaca. Figures in Grecian or Roman dress with shields and spears, a bowl of gold coins and a sun surround the title cartouche.
Scale: c.a. 1:9,000,000.The Homann Heirs (Homann Erben) was a publishing firm founded in 1702 in Nuremburg by Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724). After his death, his son, Johann Christoph, took over the business and continued to run the publishing house. Following J. C.'s death, his heirs continued to run the publishing house as Homann Heirs, which lasted for nearly a century after its founding. Later works from the Homann Heirs include Grosser Atlas (1731, 1737), Kleiner Atlas, Poppelmayer's Star Atlas (1742), Geographia Maior (1759) and Atlas Hommanianus (1762). (Tooley, 308).
This particular map was most likely published in Homann's "Atlas Novum" (Newberry Library).
Source(s):
Moreland, Carl and David Bannister. "Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook." New York: Longman Group, Ltd., 1983.
New Library. Catalog Record Accessed 12 Feb 2009.
Phillips, Philip Lee. "List of Geographical Atlases." Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1909.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979
Americae Mappa generalis Secundum legitimas projectionis Sterographicae regulas, relationesque recentissimas et observationes socioru Acad. Reg. Sc. quae Parisiis est aliorumque auctorum, nec non secundum mentem D. I. M. Hasii M. P. P. in partes Suas methodicas divisa, nunc concinnata et delineata ab Aug. Gottl. Bohemio. Phil. Magistro. In lucem proferentibus Homannianis Heredibus. Cum Privil. S. C. M. A. MDCCXXXXVI
No full text18th CenturyCopper engraving handcolored with watercolor.
Full color.
Relief shown pictorially.
Printed in cartouche lower left corner:
"Americae Mappa generalis Secundum legitimas projectionis Sterographicae regulas, relationesque recentissimas et observationes socioru Acad. Reg. Sc. quae Parisiis est aliorumque auctorum, nec non secundum mentem D. I. M. Hasii M. P. P. in partes Suas methodicas divisa, nunc concinnata et delineata ab Aug. Gottl. Bohemio. Phil. Magistro. In lucem proferentibus Homannianis Heredibus. Cum Privil. S. C. M. A. MDCCXXXXVI.
Throughout the map, boundaries of colonies and provinces are shown as well as drainage areas. The northwestern portion of North America is mostly blank. Labeled in the northwestern region of North America is the land Quivira or "Qvivra." The Great Lakes are shown. Surrounding the title cartouche is a color illustration of natives, a pot of gold, and volcanoes erupting in the background. The western portion of North Africa is visible as is some of western Europe.
Prime Meridian: Isle of Ferro.
Scale c.a. 1:31,000,000.Homann Erben Heirs were publishers in Germany from 1730 to 1813. The business originally began in 1702 when it was founded by Johann Baptist Homann (c. 1663-1724) in Nuremberg. After Homann’s death, his son, Johann Christoph, took over the business and continued to run the publishing house. Following J. C.’s death, his heirs continued to run the publishing house as Homann Heirs, which lasted for nearly a century after its founding. The “Homann Erben Heirs” officially began with Johann Michael Franz and J. G. Ebersperger in 1730. Other collaborators included J.G. Gregory, J. Halmer Doppelmeyer, Loitz, Hase and Mayer. The firm produced a number of works including: “Atlas Minor” (1732), “Atlas Novus” (1732, 1747), “Grosser Atlas” (1731), “Atlas Germanicus” (1735), “Atlas Silesiae” (1737), “Hand Atlas” (1754), “Atlas Geographia Major” (1759-84), “Stadt Atlas” (1762), “Atlas Helvetiae” (1769) and “Atlas Regni Bohemiae” (1776) (Tooley 308; Moreland and Bannister, 84).
This map was published in "Atlas Compendiarius" (1752) (Lowery, 291).
Source(s): Lowery, Woodbury. "The Lowery Collection: A Descriptive List of Maps of the Spanish Possessions within the Present Limits of the United States, 1502-1820." Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1912.
Moreland, Carl and David Bannister. "Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook." New York: Longman Group, Ltd., 1983.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979.
Wheat, Carl I. "Mapping the Transmississippi West." Volume 1. San Francisco: Institute of Historical Cartography, 1957
Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novissima Representatio quam ex singulis recentium Geographorum Tabulis collecta luci publicae accommodavit
No full text18th centuryCopper engraving handcolored with watercolor.
Full color.
Relief shown pictorially.
Printed in lower left corner in cartouche:
”Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novissima Representatio quam ex singulis recentium Geographorum Tabulis collecta luci publicae accommodavit Iohannes Baptista Homann Sac. Caes Maj. Geog. E Reg. Borus Societ Scientiarum membrum.”
Printed in upper left corner in cartouche:
“America Occidentalium Indiarum nomine vulgo celebratissima non immerite Europa Nova appelari poset. quod...”
Printed along the edge of “Terra Esonis Ingonita” in the upper left corner:
”Costa Terrae Borealis incognitae detecta a Don Joanne naviganie ex China in Novam Hispaniam.”
Depicts North and South America along with the West Indies. South America (America Meridio) has been divided into Amazonum Regio, Terra Magellanica, Peru, Terra Firm, Caribana Guiana, Uraguay, Chili, and Paraguay. North America (America Septentrionalis) includes Florida, Louisiana, Virginia, Nova Mexico, California, Nova Francia, Terra Labrador, Nova Britannia, and Nova Groenlandia. California is shown here as a peninsula. It is marked as part of "Terra Esonis Incognita" which is shown as stretching into the far northwestern portion of North America. The Canary Islands, Cabo Verde islands and the Azores are displayed prominently off the coast of Africa. Shows towns, rivers, mountains and forests pictorially. Contains some notes on geography and exploration. The Solomon Islands are located along the same meridian as California (Portinaro and Knirsch, 218-9). Within the title cartouche, there is a depiction of a band of natives encountering a group of European settlers. Scenes of conversion of the natives adorn the cartouche in upper left corner.
Prime meridian: Teneriffe.
Scale: varies.
[W 190 degrees—W 10 degrees / N 70 degrees—S 60 degrees].Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) was born in Kammlach. He was an engraver and mapseller. In 1702, he founded his own publishing house in Nuremberg. The maps and atlases published under his name became some of the most influential in the eighteenth century (Moreland and Bannister, 84). About 1707, he became a member of the Prussian royal Academy of Science. In 1715, he was appointed geographer to Kaiser of the Holy Roman Empire. He worked as an engraver for Funek, Jacob von Sandrart and Scherer. His works include Atlas (1704), Neuer Atlas (1707), Grosser Atlas (1716) and Atlas Methodicus (1719). After his death, his son, Johann Christoph, took over the business and continued to run the publishing house. Following J. C.’s death, his heirs continued to run the publishing house as Homann Heirs, which lasted for nearly a century after its founding. Later works from the Homann Heirs include Grosser Atlas (1731, 1737), Kleiner Atlas, Poppelmayer’s Star Atlas (1742), Geographia Maior (1759) and Atlas Hommanianus (1762). (Tooley, 308).
According to Eduard Van Ermen, this map illustrates a blend of "strong and weak points in geographical knowledge of the New World in the early years of the eighteenth century" (40). For instance, much of the eastern coast of North America, the entire West Indies and the South American coasts had been deftly explored, providing accurate knowledge for mapmakers as seen here. However, little was known of California or the northwestern area of North America. Ermen points out that Homann shows his "hypothesis of the California coast contour with a shadow line" (40). McLaughlin and Mayo note that California is based on Sanson's work. Tooley writes, however, that there are some additions such as the towns of S Isidoro, gigante and NS de la Guadalupe (Tooley, "California as an Island," 129). The map also shows "Fetum Anian" and "Terra Esonis Incognita" to the northwest while "Pays de Moozemleck" is towards the northeast. The title cartouche comes from De Fer's 1699 map and the cartouche in the top left is based off of Guillaume De L'Isle's Canada map (1703) (McLaughlina and Mayo, 75, entry 175). Portinaro and Knirsch note that the scale generally does not permit one to see much detail though they note that Philadelphia is labeled on the map. They also find that color is only used to distinguish nation's land claims. This map was originally published in Homann's "Atlas novus terrarium…" (1702-1750). Tooley notes that the title cartouche has been copied from De Fer's map (1699) and some description has been copied from De L'Isle's Canada map (1703) (Tooley, "California as an Island," 129; McLaughlin and Mayo, 75, entry 175).
Source(s): Ermen, Eduard Van. "The United States in Old Maps and Prints. Wilmington, DE: Atomium Books, Inc., 1990.
McLaughlin, Glen and Nancy H. Mayo. "The Mapping of California as an Island: An Illustrated Checklist." Saratoga, CA: California Map Society, 1995.
Moreland, Carl and David Bannister. "Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook." New York: Longman Group, Ltd., 1983.
Portinaro, Pierluigi and Franco Knirsch. "The Cartography of North America 1500-1800." New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1987.
---. "Chapter 3: California as an Island: A Geographic Misconception Illustrated by 100 Examples from 1625 to 1770." In "The Mapping of America." Ed. by Ronald Vere Tooley. London: Holland Press, 1985. 110-134.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979
Wagga, you're calling me back [music] /
No full textCaption title.; For voice and piano.; Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.mus-an13524587; Library's N copy bears stamp: W.H. Paling & Co.; Library's N copy signed by the composer.; Library's NL copy bears stamp: Greetings from Wagga
Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novissima Representatio quam ex singulis recentium Geographorum Tabulis collecta luci publicae accommodavit
No full text18th centuryCopper engraving handcolored with ink or watercolor.
Relief shown pictorially.
Includes two compass roses, one in the Pacific and one in the Atlantic Ocean.
Printed in lower left corner in cartouche:
"Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novissima Representatio quam ex singulis recentium Geographorum Tabulis collecta luci publicae accommodavit Iohannes Baptista Homann Sac. Caes Maj. Geog. E Reg. Borus Societ Scientiarum membrum. Norimbergae Cum Privilegio Sac Caes. Majestatis."
Printed in upper left corner in cartouche is a description of America's discovery, which European powers have claimed it and how Catholicism has spread:
"America Occidentalium Indiarum nomine vulgo celebratissima non immerite Europa Nova appelari poset. quod..."
Printed along the edge of "Terra Esonis Ingonita" in the upper left corner:
"Costa Terrae Borealis incognitae detecta a Don Joanne naviganie ex China in Novam Hispaniam."
Written in ink in upper right corner:
"94."
Written in pencil in upper right corner:
"94."
Pasted on bottom edge is a color key written in German to areas by religion.
Depicts North and South America along with the West Indies. South America has been divided into Amazonum Regio, Terra Magellanica, Peru, Terra Firm, Caribana, Uraguay, Chili, and Paraguay. North America includes Florida, Carolina, Louisiana, New England, Virginia, Maryland, California, New Britannia, Canada, and Greenland. Of note, the far northwestern region of Canada is marked as "Terra Esonis Incognita." Color has been used here to indicate the different religious beliefs prevalent in different regions with yellow used for Roman Catholicism. California is shown here as a peninsula. It is marked as part of "Terra Esonis Incognita" which is shown as stretching into the far northwestern portion of North America. The Canary Islands, Cabo Verde islands and the Azores are displayed prominently off the coast of Africa. Shows towns, rivers, mountains and forests pictorially. Contains some notes on geography and exploration. Of note, some North American cities are labeled such as New York and Philadelphia. The Solomon Islands are located along the same meridian as California (Portinaro and Knirsch, 218-9). Within the title cartouche, there is a depiction of a band of natives encountering a group of European settlers. Scenes of conversion of the natives adorn the cartouche in upper left corner.
Prime meridian: Teneriffe.
Scale: varies.
[W 190 degrees-W 10 degrees / N 70 degrees-S 60 degrees].Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) was born in Kammlach. He was an engraver and mapseller. In 1702, he founded his own publishing house in Nuremberg. The maps and atlases published under his name became some of the most influential in the eighteenth century (Moreland and Bannister, 84). About 1707, he became a member of the Prussian royal Academy of Science. In 1715, he was appointed geographer to Kaiser of the Holy Roman Empire. He worked as an engraver for Funek, Jacob von Sandrart and Scherer. His works include Atlas (1704), Neuer Atlas (1707), Grosser Atlas (1716) and Atlas Methodicus (1719). After his death, his son, Johann Christoph, took over the business and continued to run the publishing house. Following J. C.'s death, his heirs continued to run the publishing house as Homann Heirs, which lasted for nearly a century after its founding. Later works from the Homann Heirs include Grosser Atlas (1731, 1737), Kleiner Atlas, Poppelmayer's Star Atlas (1742), Geographia Maior (1759) and Atlas Hommanianus (1762). (Tooley, 308).
According to Eduard Van Ermen, this map illustrates a blend of "strong and weak points in geographical knowledge of the New World in the early years of the eighteenth century" (40). For instance, much of the eastern coast of North America, the entire West Indies and the South American coasts had been deftly explored, providing accurate knowledge for mapmakers as seen here. However, little was known of California or the northwestern area of North America. Ermen points out that Homann shows his "hypothesis of the California coast contour with a shadow line" (40). McLaughlin and Mayo note that California is based on Sanson's work. Tooley writes, however, that there are some additions such as the towns of S Isidoro, gigante and NS de la Guadalupe (Tooley, "California as an Island," 129). The map also shows "Fetum Anian" and "Terra Esonis Incognita" to the northwest while "Pays de Moozemleck" is towards the northeast. The title cartouche comes from De Fer's 1699 map and the cartouche in the top left is based off of Guillaume De L'Isle's Canada map (1703) (McLaughlin and Mayo, 75, entry 175). Portinaro and Knirsch note that the scale generally does not permit one to see much detail though they note that Philadelphia is labeled on the map. They also find that color is only used to distinguish nation's land claims. This map was originally published in Homann's "Atlas novus terrarium…" (1702-1750). Tooley notes that the title cartouche has been copied from De Fer's map (1699) and some description has been copied from De L'Isle's Canada map (1703) (Tooley, "California as an Island," 129; McLaughlin and Mayo, 75, entry 175).
Source(s): Ermen, Eduard Van. "The United States in Old Maps and Prints. Wilmington, DE: Atomium Books, Inc., 1990.
McLaughlin, Glen and Nancy H. Mayo. "The Mapping of California as an Island: An Illustrated Checklist." Saratoga, CA: California Map Society, 1995.
Moreland, Carl and David Bannister. "Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook." New York: Longman Group, Ltd., 1983.
Portinaro, Pierluigi and Franco Knirsch. "The Cartography of North America 1500-1800." New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1987.
---. "Chapter 3: California as an Island: A Geographic Misconception Illustrated by 100 Examples from 1625 to 1770." In "The Mapping of America." Ed. by Ronald Vere Tooley. London: Holland Press, 1985. 110-134.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979
Amplissimae Regionis Mississipi Seu Provinciae Ludovicianae a R. P. Ludovico Hennepin Francisc Miss In America Septentrionali Anno 1687. Detectae nunc Gallorum Coloniis et Actionum Negotiis toto Orbe celeberrimae,
No full text18th centuryCopper engraving handcolored with watercolor.
Full color.
Relief shown pictorially.
Printed in cartouche in upper left corner:
"Amplissimae Regionis Mississipi Seu Provinciae Ludovicianae a R. P. Ludovico Hennepin Francisc Miss In America Septentrionali Anno 1687. Detectae nunc Gallorum Coloniis et Actionum Negotiis toto Orbe celeberrimae, Nova Tabula edita a Ic. Bapt. Homanno S.C.M. Geographo Norimbergae. Cum Privilegio Sac Caes. Maj."
Printed in bottom in Gulf of Mexico is a scale comparing German miles and French leagues.
Printed in bottom next to scale is a key explaining the symbols used for places such as Native American villages and waterfalls:
"Signorum Explicatio. Habitationes Indorum. Nationes deturbatae." "Nationes excisae." "Catarrhactae fluviorum aut Lacuum." "Tractus Itinerary celebriores."
Written in ink in upper right:
"95."
Written in pencil in upper right corner:
"95."
Depicts the eastern portion of present day United States including the Mississippi River and its basin, part of Canada, the Great Lakes, part of Mexico and the Bahamas. Shows most of the region as Louisiana. The rest is divided into New Mexico, Florida, Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, New England, Canada and the Bahamas. The routes of early explorers including St. Denis, Chemin, de Soto and Ionty are labeled with the dates of their exploration. There are additional notes on exploration and geography throughout the map. Of note, the Great Lakes are labeled as Lake Superior, Lake Illinois, Lake Huron or Michigan, Lake Erie or Du Chat and Lake Frontenac or Ontario. Areas occupied by Native American tribes are labeled throughout the map. Native American places names are also liberally noted. The Red River is labeled as "Riviere Rouge ou de Marne" and is shown far east of New Mexico. Between the Ohio River and the "Riviere des anciens Chaouanons ainsi nommé par ceque les Chaouanons y Habitoient autrefois" is an illustration of Native Americans hunting buffalo. In the lower right is a coat of arms and an illustration for the West India Company or Society. The coat of arms has the inscription, "Ins. Gall. Societatis Indiae Occidentalis." Beneath the coat of arms is a larger illustration of a Native American man and a woman with a baby on her back. They are standing with an oxen and a pelican is in the foreground while an opossum hangs from the coat of arms above them. In the upper left corner surrounding the title cartouche is an illustration of a native being converted by a priest. A settler behind the priest is carrying a gun. Beneath this illustration is an image of Niagara Falls.
Scale: c.a. 1:7,200,000.
[West 93 degrees--West 49 degrees/North 50degrees--North 23 degrees].Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) was born in Kammlach. He was an engraver and mapseller. In 1702, he founded his own publishing house in Nuremberg. The maps and atlases published under his name became some of the most influential in the eighteenth century (Moreland and Bannister, 84). About 1707, he became a member of the Prussian royal Academy of Science. In 1715, he was appointed geographer to Kaiser of the Holy Roman Empire. He worked as an engraver for Funek, Jacob von Sandrart and Scherer. His works include Atlas (1704), Neuer Atlas (1707), Grosser Atlas (1716) and Atlas Methodicus (1719). After his death, his son, Johann Christoph, took over the business and continued to run the publishing house. Following J. C.'s death, his heirs continued to run the publishing house as Homann Heirs, which lasted for nearly a century after its founding. Later works from the Homann Heirs include Grosser Atlas (1731, 1737), Kleiner Atlas, Poppelmayer's Star Atlas (1742), Geographia Maior (1759) and Atlas Hommanianus (1762). (Tooley, 308).
According to Wheat, this map was "badly outdated." The map shows Louisiana "as late as a year or so after its transfer to Spain as still belonging to France and embracing all of Texas as far as the Rio Grande then up the Pecos, and finally spreading west around New Mexico just north of Taos" (216, map 144). Goss notes that the map is similar in structure and detail to De L'Isle's 1718 map. Unlike Wheat who dates the map as circa 1763, Goss notes its earliest publication as 1714. He notes the picture of Niagara Falls and the map's focus on several pertinent points of the era such as "French expansion, the search for routes leading to California and Mexico, the search for regions more habitable and hospitable than the cold valley of the St. Lawrence River, lands beyond English influence" and the relentless quest for "gold and silver" (110).
Source(s):
Goss, John. "The Mapping of North America: Three Centuries of Map-making 1600-1860." London: Wellfleet Press, 1990.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979.
Wheat, Carl I. "Mapping the Transmississippi West." Volume 1. San Francisco: Institute of Historical Cartography, 1957
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