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Description

Gorgeous plan and birdseye view of Florence, published by the Heirs of J.B. Homann in Nurmberg.

The plan and view of Florence is now one of the most coveted, providing a marvelous panoramic view of the city from the hillside beyond the Arno, an elegant coat of arms held aloft by three cherubs and excellent detail in the townplan, locating over 100 places of interest.

In the mid-17th Century, the Homann Heirs produced a series of town plan birdseye view combination maps of major European Cities.

Homann Heirs Biography

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.