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.
Rare map of America identifying the prevalent languages of the world. Includes two text tables with the Characters of the Persian and Brahmam languages. California is shown as an Island. From Synopsis Universae Philologiae.
Nice example of the Homanns' second map of America, which reflects the substantial new information obtained since the issuance of the first map of America by the patriarch of the Homann Family, Johann Baptiste Homann. The decorative cartouche includes...
Detailed map of the Holy Land, colored according to the lands of the 12 tribes, with two large cartouches.
![[Solar Eclipse of July 25, 1748] Die versinsterte Erdkugel d. i. Geographische Vorstellung der Sonnen od Erd-Finsternis den 25ten. Iulii Ao. 1748 . . . | le Monde Eclipse ou Representation Geographique de L'Eclipse de la Terre ou du Soleil qui arrivera](/map/small/69214.jpg)
Fascinating set of maps and projections illustrating the predicted path of a solar eclipse on July 25, 1748, based on calculations by Leonhard Euler, a renowned mathematician and astronomer. The map sheet includes three hemisphere projections...
The Legendary Home of Witches and Devils This is a rare and very unusual map of Blocksberg mountain, the highest of Germany's Harz Mountains. The chart illustrates the Walpurgis Night (Walpurgisnacht) celebration. Walpurgisnacht is an ancient...
An interesting series of twenty-two figures describing celestial motion and globular projections. These include a celestial globe (Figure 1), a projection of Asia (Figure 7), a rendition of a spherical astrolabe (Figure X) and a climatic model of the...
One of the First World Maps to Show Hawaii Double hemisphere map of the world, featuring extensive table and text below, published by Homann Heirs. An early World map to locate Hawaii, the map includes the tracks of Goree's voyage in 1780, Clerke's...
Highly detailed map of the region between India and the Philippines, centered on the Malaysian Peninsula. Extends north to China. Includes rhumblines and a highly ornate cartouche.
Scarce first edition of this fine early map of the British Colonies in North America at the outset of the French & Indian War. The map names and depicts many of the early boundary lines delineating the colonial charters, some with dates. Some of...
![Dominia Anglorum in America Septentrionali Specialibus Mappis Londini primum a Mollio… [4 maps--New England; Chesapeake, Georgia, Carolinas & Florida; and Nova Scotia…]](/map/small/53909.jpg)
In the mid 18th Century, the Homann Heirs issued this group of four maps on a single sheet, which are based upon earlier maps by Herman Moll, published in London. Each of the maps was separately issued in Moll's Atlas Minor. The map titles are New...
Nice example of the Homann Heirs edition of Bellin's map of New England and Eastern Canada. The map extends from Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and Cape Cod in the South to Hudson Bay, Cape Rond and Newfoundland in the Northeast. A highly...
Interesting set of 5 maps on a single sheet, showing St. Kitts, Antigua, Bermuda, Barbados, and Jamaica, each in excellent detail. The maps area drawn from separate maps made by Herman Moll in 1729. Each is finely engraved and meticulously detailed...
Decorative map of Martinique, published by the Homan Heirs in Paris. A highly detailed map of Martinique, based upon an earlier chart published by Nicholas Bellin in Paris. Depicted in the form of a sea chart with rhumb lines, the chart shows...
Striking example of this decorative map of the British Isles by the Heirs of JB Homann. The map includes a large inset of the Orkney Islands and cartouches with coats of arms. The present example includes the title above the map in English.
Striking example of this decorative map of the British Isles by the Heirs of JB Homann. The map includes a large inset of the Orkney Islands and cartouches with coats of arms. The present example includes the title above the map in English.
Decorative map of England and Wales, published in Nuremberg. The map is partially colored by counties and is based upon the map of Thomas Kitchin.
