Large antique title page of the "Atlas mapparum geographicarum...." by Homann Hrs, c. 1750. 

The page is illustrated by a map of the northern hemisphere drawn from a polar azimuthal projection, engraved by Sebastian Dorn, an engraver active in Germany in the late 18th century.

At the top, on a red ribbon, the text reads: "Nulla dies abeat, quin linea ducta supersit". 

translation "Let no day pass without a line beiing drawn".

The map is centered on North Pole, with radiating latitude lines. Continents are distorted aroubnd the edges. Europe and Asia appear in the left portion, North America on the right. California appears as an island. Around the map, there is decorative elements. The sunburst on the lower left symbolizes daylight. A crescent moon on the lower right ymbolizes night. Some stars fill the surrounding background, giving the map a celestial theme. The outer rings shows Roman numerals, resembling a clock or astrolabe, implying timekeeping or celestial navigation. This cosmic framing merges geography with astronomy.

Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724) was the most prolific map publisher of the 18th Century. He founded his company in 1702. In 1705, he became the Geograph of the Emperor Charles VI. In the same year, he was also Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin. They protected the authors in all scientific fields such as printers, copper engravers, map makers and publishers. In 1716 Homann published his "Grosser Atlas ueber die ganze Welt" (Grand Atlas of all the World). Some maps were drawned with the engraver Christoph Weigel the Elder. Homann died in Nuremberg. He was succeeded by the Homann Heirs company, which was in business until 1848. 

Condition : good condition, some repairs and folding traces

Edition : Nuremberg, c. 1750, 18th century.

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