1735 Johan Homann Hand Colored Scandinavian Map Extremely Rare

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1735 Johan Homann Hand Colored Scandinavian Map Extremely Rare

About the Item

A beautifully detailed circa 1735 J. B. Homann map of Scandinavia. "Scandinavia compectens Sueciae, Dania, Norwegiae Regna" The map depicts both Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic states of Livonia, Latvia and Curlandia. The map notes fortified cities, villages, roads, bridges, forests, castles and topography. The elaborate title cartouche in the upper left quadrant features angels supporting a title curtain and a medallion supporting a picture of Homann himself. This map must have been engraved after 1715 when Homann was appointed Geographer to the King. The map does have the 'cum privilegio' (with privilege; i.e. copyright authority given by the Emperor) as part of the title, which indicates that and it is most likely made 1730-1735. This map is in a fantastic condition, behind the framed glass and has some light verical folding marks only, please see closeups and examine the pictures. the map size is 55.8cm x 48cm, the entire with the framing is 72cm x 65.5cm. Johann Baptist Homann (March 20, 1664 - July 1, 1724) was the most prominent and prolific map publisher of the 18th century. Homann was born in Oberkammlach, a small town near Kammlach, Bavaria, Germany. As a young man Homann studied in a Jesuit school and nursed ambitions of becoming a Dominican priest before converting to Protestantism in 1687. Following his conversion, Homann moved to Nuremberg and found employment as a notary. Around 1693 Homan briefly relocated to Vienna, where he lived and studied printing and copper plate engraving until 1695. Afterwards he returned to Nuremberg where, in 1702, he founded the commercial publishing firm that would bear his name. In the next five years Homann produced hundreds of maps and developed a distinctive style characterized by heavy detailed engraving, elaborate allegorical cartouche work, and vivid hand color. The Homann firm, due to the lower cost of printing in Germany, was able to undercut the dominant French and Dutch publishing houses while matching the diversity and quality of their output. By 1715 Homann's rising star caught the attention of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles the VI, who appointed him Imperial Cartographer. In the same year he was also appointed a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Berlin. Homann's prestigious title came with a number of important advantages including access to the most up to date cartographic information as well as the "Privilege". The Privilege was a type of early copyright offered to a few individuals by the Holy Roman Emperor. Though not as sophisticated as modern copyright legislation, the Privilege did offer a kind of limited protection for several years. Most all J. B. Homann maps printed between 1715 and 1730 bear the inscription "Cum Priviligio" or some variation. Following Homann's death in 1726, the management of the firm passed to his son Johann Christoph Homann (1703 - 1730). J. C. Homann, perhaps realizing that he would not long survive his father, stipulated in his will that the company would be inherited by his two head managers, Johann Georg Ebersberger and Johann Michael Franz, and that it would publish only under the name Homann Heirs. This designation, in various forms (Homannsche Heirs, Heritiers de Homann, Lat Homannianos Herod, Homannschen Erben, etc..) appears on maps from about 1731 onwards. The firm continued to publish maps in ever diminishing quantities until the death of its last owner, Christoph Franz Fembo in 1848.

Creator:
Johann Baptist Homann (Illustrator)
Dimensions:
Height: 25.79 in (65.5 cm)Width: 28.35 in (72 cm)Depth: 0.6 in (1.5 cm)
Place of Origin:
Germany
Period:
1730-1739
Date of Manufacture:
1735
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The map is in a fantastic condition, there is a vertical folding mark, but no damages or tears, a fantastic piece, please see pictures.
Seller Location:
Drottningholm, SE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU269238194143