Europe - .; J. B. Homann - Europa Christiani Orbis Domina in sua Imperia, Regna et Status exacte divisa - 1712
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J. B. Homann’s 1712 copper-engraved map of Europe, titled “Europa Christiani Orbis Domina in sua Imperia, Regna et Status exacte divisa”, has contemporary hand colouring.
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Technical sheet
Subject / Title: "Europa Christiani Orbis Domina in sua Imperia, Regna et Status exacte divisa"
Cartographer: Johann Baptist Homann (1664–1724)
Publisher / Printer: Johann Baptist Homann
Place: Nuremberg
Epoch / Date: 1712
Technique: Copperplate engraving on copper, executed in aquatint and burin, with period manual color at the borders
Support: Paper
Dimensions: Sheet 52.5 × 60.5 cm; impression 48.5 × 57 cm
Composition: A sheet with a central editorial fold. White verso
Description
Map of Europe published by Johann Baptist Homann in Nuremberg in the early eighteenth century. The representation extends from the Atlantic to Russia and from the Mediterranean to the northern regions, distinguishing kingdoms and territories through period manual coloring. The dense apparatus of toponyms, borders, and geographic lines conveys the continental political arrangement according to the cartography of the time.
At the top, above the northern Atlantic, a scientific cartouche is dedicated to the solar eclipse of 12 May 1706. It bears the title "Geographica Repraesentatio Europae die 12. Maji 1706 Eclipsatae" and a table relating the observation of the phenomenon in various European cities. This element accompanies the political map with documentation of a scientific event, making the sheet of interest also for the history of science.
On the left, the main title is placed in a wide figurative cartouche with personifications and allegorical elements, in keeping with the ornamental language of Baroque cartography.
Historico-artistic note
Johann Baptist Homann was among the leading German cartographic publishers of the early eighteenth century. In this map the richness of the engraving and the allegorical apparatus accompany a geographical reading of the 1706 eclipse: the upper table links the celestial phenomenon to precise places on the continent.
Condition Report
Vertical central editorial fold. Widespread foxing and browning of the paper, more evident on the verso and along the margins; minor signs of use. The period coloring shows some transparency visible on the verso. Margins preserved; white verso
Technical sheet
Subject / Title: "Europa Christiani Orbis Domina in sua Imperia, Regna et Status exacte divisa"
Cartographer: Johann Baptist Homann (1664–1724)
Publisher / Printer: Johann Baptist Homann
Place: Nuremberg
Epoch / Date: 1712
Technique: Copperplate engraving on copper, executed in aquatint and burin, with period manual color at the borders
Support: Paper
Dimensions: Sheet 52.5 × 60.5 cm; impression 48.5 × 57 cm
Composition: A sheet with a central editorial fold. White verso
Description
Map of Europe published by Johann Baptist Homann in Nuremberg in the early eighteenth century. The representation extends from the Atlantic to Russia and from the Mediterranean to the northern regions, distinguishing kingdoms and territories through period manual coloring. The dense apparatus of toponyms, borders, and geographic lines conveys the continental political arrangement according to the cartography of the time.
At the top, above the northern Atlantic, a scientific cartouche is dedicated to the solar eclipse of 12 May 1706. It bears the title "Geographica Repraesentatio Europae die 12. Maji 1706 Eclipsatae" and a table relating the observation of the phenomenon in various European cities. This element accompanies the political map with documentation of a scientific event, making the sheet of interest also for the history of science.
On the left, the main title is placed in a wide figurative cartouche with personifications and allegorical elements, in keeping with the ornamental language of Baroque cartography.
Historico-artistic note
Johann Baptist Homann was among the leading German cartographic publishers of the early eighteenth century. In this map the richness of the engraving and the allegorical apparatus accompany a geographical reading of the 1706 eclipse: the upper table links the celestial phenomenon to precise places on the continent.
Condition Report
Vertical central editorial fold. Widespread foxing and browning of the paper, more evident on the verso and along the margins; minor signs of use. The period coloring shows some transparency visible on the verso. Margins preserved; white verso
Details
Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
Yes
Number of objects
1
Country
Europe
Geographical specification
.
Map maker/publisher
J. B. Homann
Map/book title
Europa Christiani Orbis Domina in sua Imperia, Regna et Status exacte divisa
Period
1712
Condition
Good
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Original geographical map with contemporaneous coloring.
Map colour
Contemporary hand colour
Height
52.5 cm
Width
60.5 cm
