1730 ATLAS Minor Geography MAPS Switzerland Russia Denmark Jutland Homann HUGE
An incredibly rare 18th-century atlas. ‘Atlas Minor’ was a collection of maps and geographic descriptions by numerous contributors including Johann Hunber and Johann Homann. This particular 1730 tome includes maps of Switzerland, Denmark, Scandinavia, Russia, Hungary, Greece, and others!
Johann Homann was a 17th-century German geographer who is best-remembered for his ‘Grand Atlas of the World’. This masterpiece was first published in 1716 and featured maps and descriptions of kingdoms from all of the known world. ‘Regni Daniae’ is Homann’s history of Denmark focusing on the Duchy of Holstein, the Danish Islands, the Duchy of Schleswig, and a thorough history of the Jutland or Cimbric peninsula.
1730 ATLAS Minor Geography MAPS Switzerland Russia Denmark Jutland Homann HUGE
An incredibly rare 18th-century atlas. ‘Atlas Minor’ was a collection of maps and geographic descriptions by numerous contributors including Johann Hunber and Johann Homann. This particular 1730 tome includes maps of Switzerland, Denmark, Scandinavia, Russia, Hungary, Greece, and others!
Johann Homann was a 17th-century German geographer who is best-remembered for his ‘Grand Atlas of the World’. This masterpiece was first published in 1716 and featured maps and descriptions of kingdoms from all of the known world. ‘Regni Daniae’ is Homann’s history of Denmark focusing on the Duchy of Holstein, the Danish Islands, the Duchy of Schleswig, and a thorough history of the Jutland or Cimbric peninsula.
Item number: #16911
Price: $1500
Homann, Johann B.
Atlas minor ex XVIII.tabulis geographicis : ad mentem Hubneri atque Schazii colorum ope rite distinctis et ad usum scholarum accommodatis compendiose compositus
Noribergae//Nürnberg: Baptista Homanno, [ca. 1730].
Details:
- Collation:
- 8 double-page, color maps (of 18)
- Language: Latin / German
- Binding: Leather; tight and secure
- Size: ~21.5in X 13.5in (54.5cm x 34cm)
- very rare and desirable
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16911
Categories
Medicine & Science
Voyages & Exploration & Maps
Authors
Homann, Johann B.
Printing Date
18th Century
Language
Latin
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
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