1720s THURINGIA GERMANY antique MAP by JOHANN HOMANN

Johann Baptista HomannGermany, ca. 1664–1724Landgraviat THURINGIAE Tabula generalisTHURINGIA, GERMANYHand-colored etching on paper, undated (Nuremberg; c. 1720)Size 20 1/2 by 23 3/4 inchesVery good condition===========================================================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 Holy Roman Emperor enjoyed. In the same year he was al