1710 DENMARK antique MAP IUTIAE Tabula Generalis by JOHANN HOMANN
Johann Baptista HomannGermany, ca. 1664–1724A Map of DenmarkTabula Generalis IUTIAEHand-colored etching on paper, undated (c. 1710)Size 19 1/2 by 22 3/4 inchesWith black-and-white cartouche depicting PoseidonGood condition, trimmed margins, fold in the middle ===========================================================Johann Baptist Homann (20 March 1664 – 1 July 1724) was a German geographer and cartographer, who also made maps of the Americas.Homann was born in Oberkammlach near Kammlach in 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 Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. Giving such privileges to individuals was an added right that the H