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Rare map and table depicting the divisions of Europe, during the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, published circa 1750.
Charles V (1500-1558) was ruler of the Spanish Empire beginning in 1516. With the death of his paternal grandfather Maximilian, he also became the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire beginning 1516. He would rule much of Europe, until his voluntary abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I as Holy Roman Emperor and his son Philip II as King of Spain in 1556.
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.
![[Eclipse of May 12, 1706] Europa Christiani Orbis Domina in Sua Imperia Regna . . .](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/91457.jpg)
