unbound
1730 · Nuremburg
by HOMANN HEIRS
Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1730. unbound. Atlas title page. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 16.25 x 10.25". Sheet measures 19.5 x 12.25". This lovely title page comes from Johann Baptist Homann's "Atlas mapparum geographicarum generalium & specialium," or "Atlas of specific and general maps," as published in the 18th century by his heirs. The title is printed in a combination of Latin block letters and script. Below it is a map of the northern hemisphere shown on a polar projection, notably displaying California as an island. A border visualizing the outer ring of an astrolabe surrounds the globe, and the sun and moon create pleasing (truncated)