File:1716 Homann Map of Burgundy, France - Geographicus - Burgundiae-homan-1716.jpg

Artist



Alternative names	Johann Baptist Homann; Ioannis Baptista Homann; Johann-Baptista Homann; Johann Baptista Homann
Description	German cartographer, publisher and copperplate engraver
Date of birth/death	20 March 1664	1 July 1724
Location of birth/death	Kammlach	Nuremberg
Work location	Nuremberg
Authority file	: Q62706 VIAF: 47031432 ISNI: 0000000121313581 ULAN: 500034027 LCCN: n50028168 NLA: 45371339 WorldCat

Title

Comitatus Burgundiae tam in Primarias Ejus Praefecturas quam in Minores Earundem Balliviat aliasq, Ditiones Gubjacentes Eninfert a vicinis Regionibus accurate et diftinete divisi Nova Representation Geographic facta A Joh. Baptista Homano Noribergae..

Description

English: A fine example of Homann’s 1716 map of Burgundy, one of France’s most important wine regions. Extends to include Lake Geneva in the southwest, Lorraine in the north, Champaigne (Champagne) and Angers to the northwest and Bourgogne to the west. Depicts mountains, forests, castles, and fortifications and features an elaborate title cartouche decorated with cherub winemakers in the bottom right. A fine example of this rare map. Produced by J. H. Homann for inclusion in the Grosser Atlas published in Nuremberg, 1716.

Date

1716

Dimensions

height: 20 in (50.8 cm); width: 23 in (58.4 cm)

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Geographicus link: Burgundiae-homan-1716

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