S.R.I. Circulus Rhenanus superior in quo sunt.

Homann Johann Babtiste ( 1664 - 1724 ) Nuremberg

Published by Artist: Homann Johann Babtiste ( - 1724 ) Nuremberg issued in: Nuremberg; - Johann Babtiste Homann (1664-1724) Nuremberg was born in Oberkammlach the Electorate of Bavaria Although educated at a Jesuit school and preparing for an ecclesiastical career he eventually converted to Protestantism and from 1687 worked as a civil law notary in Nuremberg He soon turned to engraving and cartography; in 1702 he founded his own publishing house Homann acquired renown as a leading German cartographer and in 1715 was appointed Imperial Geographer by Emperor Charles VI Giving such privileges to individuals was an added right that the Holy Roman Emperor enjoyed In the same year he was also named a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin Of pa, 1664
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Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Upper margin perfectly replaced, size (in cm): 48 x 58 cm cm; - Map shows the Rhine-Main area in Hesse with 21 coats of arms in the title cartouche and a mileage scale cartouche. Seller Inventory # EUD0521_500

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Title: S.R.I. Circulus Rhenanus superior in quo ...
Publisher: Artist: Homann Johann Babtiste ( - 1724 ) Nuremberg issued in: Nuremberg; - Johann Babtiste Homann (1664-1724) Nuremberg was born in Oberkammlach the Electorate of Bavaria Although educated at a Jesuit school and preparing for an ecclesiastical career he eventually converted to Protestantism and from 1687 worked as a civil law notary in Nuremberg He soon turned to engraving and cartography; in 1702 he founded his own publishing house Homann acquired renown as a leading German cartographer and in 1715 was appointed Imperial Geographer by Emperor Charles VI Giving such privileges to individuals was an added right that the Holy Roman Emperor enjoyed In the same year he was also named a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin Of pa
Publication Date: 1664

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