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C1715
Totus Marchionatus Lusatiae tam superioris quam inferioris Tabula Specialis
Mapmaker:
Superb c.18th map of eastern Germany with an elaborate title cartouche at lower left and a bucolic scene at top right with a coat of arms. In the north to In the center of this detailed Lausitz map is Hoyerswerda. … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Totus Marchionatus Lusatiae tam superioris quam inferioris Tabula Specialis
Date:
C1715
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Faint remnants of candle wax in title, otherwise in good condition, with centre fold as issued. No repairs with good margins.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
570mm
x 480mm
Paper Size:
620mm
x 543mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1715
Description:
Superb c.18th map of eastern Germany with an elaborate title cartouche at lower left and a bucolic scene at top right with a coat of arms. In the north to In the center of this detailed Lausitz map is Hoyerswerda. In the upper left is Guterbock and Golsdorf. Above the decorative cartouche is Oschatz, Strehla, Dahlen and Riessa. At the bottom center of the map is Schoenbrunn, Schneeberg and Bautzen. In the lower right is Reichenberg. In the upper right is the confluence of the Bober and Oder rivers with the towns of Crossen and Bobersberg.
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.
