C1720

Insula Creta hodie Candia in Sua

Mapmaker:

Rare and impressive c.18th map of Crete by the most eminent German mapmaker of the period. The map is superbly embellished with a sumptuous title incorporating; Neptune seated on the right holding his trident and Mercury standing on the left … Read Full Description

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S/N: HGATL-EU-GRE-1720–419730

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Full Title:

Insula Creta hodie Candia in Sua

Date:

C1720

Mapmaker:

Johann Baptist Homann (1663 - 1724)

Condition:

Oxidation of ink used for page number at lower left, otherwise in good condition. Centre fold as issued.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring and later colouring of title cartouche.

Image Size:

575mm

x 482mm

Paper Size:

615mm

x 522mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1720

Description:

Rare and impressive c.18th map of Crete by the most eminent German mapmaker of the period.

The map is superbly embellished with a sumptuous title incorporating; Neptune seated on the right holding his trident and Mercury standing on the left holding the caduceus with behind the seated figure of Europa holding a crown and moon stick and with a putto holding the crest of the Republic of Venice.

From Homann’s, Grosser Atlas ueber die ganze Welt.

Collections:
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: Identifier : ark:/12148/btv1b53011439n

Johann Baptist Homann (1663 - 1724)

Homann was the most important German cartographer of the 18th century. In 1715 the Holy Roman Emperor Charles the VI, appointed him Imperial Cartographer and in the same year he was also appointed a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Berlin. Upon his death, the business passed to his son Johann Christolph (1701-1730) and in 1730 the business was continued by the Heirs to Homann up until 1848.

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