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Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) was a mapmaker who founded the famous Homann Heirs publishing company. He lived his entire life in Bavaria, particularly in Nuremberg. Initially, Johann trained to become a priest before converting to Protestantism and working as a notary.
In 1702, Johann founded a publishing house that specialized in engravings. The firm flourished, becoming the leading map publisher in Germany and an important entity in the European map market. In 1715, Johann was named Imperial Geographer to the Holy Roman Empire by Charles VI and made a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. Most importantly for his business, his reputation and contacts gained him imperial printing privileges which protected his publications and recommended him to customers. Johann is best known for this Grosser Atlas ueber die ganze Welt, or the Grand Atlas of the World, published in 1716.
After Johann died in 1724, the business passed to his son, Christoph (1703-1730). Upon Christoph’s early death, the company passed to subsequent heirs, with the name of the company changing to Homann Erben, or Homann Heirs. The firm continued in business until 1848.
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1710 circa
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
86357
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1730 circa
Size:
23 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
63802
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
18.5 x 22.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
84582
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1701 circa
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
61045
Place/Date:
Augsburg / 1720
Size:
22 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
60190
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720 circa
Size:
22 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
79438
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
78392
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Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720 circa
Size:
22.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
37889
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
60847
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1710
Size:
22.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
77180
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1715
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
75662
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
22 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75815
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1707
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
74959
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1715
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
61337
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1707 circa
Size:
23 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
69152
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1730
Size:
23 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
70691
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1739
Size:
22 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
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73785
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1730
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22.5 x 18.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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73791
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
23 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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73693
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
22.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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68815
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Nurmberg / 1716
Size:
23 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
66133
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
19 x 22.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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61093
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
22.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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67202
Place/Date:
Nurmberg / 1716 circa
Size:
23 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
45407
Place/Date:
Nurmberg / 1727
Size:
23 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
51757
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1725 circa
Size:
22.2 x 19.2 inches
Condition:
VG
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54825
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1710
Size:
19 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG
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54916
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1730
Size:
19 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
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70586
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1748 circa
Size:
12.5 x 20.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
69572
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
23 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
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70217
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
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66539
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1710
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
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69781
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
68858
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1710
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
67217
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
22 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
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60223
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720 circa
Size:
38 x 45 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
54085
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Nuremberg / 1715 circa
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
55936
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
68857
Place/Date:
Nuremburg / 1706 circa
Size:
22.5 x 20.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
58590
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
23 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
64524
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1710 circa
Size:
19 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
59838
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1730
Size:
19 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
69589
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1730
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
69175
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1712
Size:
22 x 18.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
46643
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
22 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
62120
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1710
Size:
19 x 23 inches
Condition:
VG+
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68009
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720 circa
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
67118
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
22.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
63935
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1730 circa
Size:
23 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
61173
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
22 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
54331
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
22 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
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26928
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1703
Size:
22 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
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51163
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1716
Size:
23 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
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62405
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1730 circa
Size:
23 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
58512
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720
Size:
23 x 19 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
66408
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1720 circa
Size:
23 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
36398
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1728
Size:
22 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
41353