Homann Heirs was a German publishing firm that enjoyed a major place in the European map market throughout the eighteenth century. Founded in 1702 by Johann Baptist Homann, the business passed to his son, Christoph, upon Johann’s death in 1724. Christoph died in 1730, aged only 27, and the firm was inherited by subsequent Homann heirs. This altered the name of the company, which was known as Homann Erben, or Homann heirs. The firm continued in business until 1848.
Nice example of the Homanns' second map of America, which reflects the substantial new information obtained since the issuance of the first map of America by the patriarch of the Homann Family, Johann Baptiste Homann. The decorative cartouche includes...
Decorative map of Europe, based upon Haase's stereographic horizontal projection, which was featured in his book on cartographic methodology. The map is hand colored by country, showing cities, towns, rivers, mtns, lakes, etc. Large decorative...
Antique Map of Asia Published in Nuremberg Detailed map of Asia, based upon Johann Mattheus Haas' stereographical projection of the world. As noted in the key at the bottom center, the map is colored based upon the Religious Groups within Asia,...
Detailed map of the Asian part of the Russian Empire, from the Caspian Sea and Bergen Island to Japan and the Pacific. The present example includes the portrait of Anna Ioannovna, who was regent of the duchy of Courland from 1711 until 1730 and then...
Homann Heirs edition of D'Anville's map of China, the most important printed map of the Middle Kingdom published in Europe during the 18th Century. Finely engraved German edition of J.B.B. d'Anville's groundbreaking map of the Middle Kingdom, an...
Strikingly-Illustrated Eighteenth-Century Atlas Map of West Africa Dynamic example of this highly decorative and detailed antique map of West Africa, published by the Homann Heirs in 1743. This is one of the best atlas maps of the region made during...
