tabula comitatus hollandiae cum ipsius de holland homann erben (1 résultats)

Original hand-coloured copper-engraving. Plate Size: 49.1 cm x 57.8 cm. Sheet Size: 54.5 cm x 77 cm. Original map. In good- condition. Some browning and damp-staining evident to outer margins. Some minor imperfections to outer margins also. Sign of damge to map detail near center fold at right border. Discreet duplicate library stamps in Polish and inked annotation on reverse. Interesting and detailed map of The Netherlands from Zierikzee in the south to Den Helden in the north. The map is crowded with topographical detail, showing the location of rivers, hills, cities -such as Amsterdam and Rotterdam - towns and the network of roads canals criss-crossing Holland. The political sub-division of Holland are also shown. The precariousness of Dutch security is evident through the myriad of fortified towns and cities across the map. The sandbanks of the shallow Zuiderzee (De Zuyder Zee) can be seen. Haarlemmer Meer and Leydsche Meer are also identified on the map - much of this was drained and reclaimed in the 19th and 20th centuries. Large decorative title cartouche illustrating the Dutch maritime, trading and agricultural richness and traditions lies off the coast in the North Sea ('Mare Germanicum vulgo De Noord Zee'). Bar scales and map reference keys can be seen beneath cartouche. Homann Erben/Heirs was a prominent German publishing firm 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 changed the name of the company, which was known as Homann Erben, or Homann heirs. The firm continued in business until 1848.