J.B. Homann, Großer Atlas Uber die Gantze Welt (...), Nürnberg 1737.

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Oberkammlach 1664 - Nürnberg 1724
Col. engraved title "Atlas Novus", title "Grosser Atlas" printed in red and black with an engraved map of the northern hemisphere in a polar projection, register and 27 col. copper engraved maps. Incomplete, traces due to age, partially with paper stripes backed.
Southern German Private Collection. Homann's “Grosser Atlas” was first published in 1716 by Johann Baptist Homann, founder of the famous Nuremberg map publishing house. It quickly became the standard atlas of libraries throughout Europe, especially in German-speaking countries. After Johann's death in 1724, his son Johann Christoph continued the business until his death in 1730. After that, the company was transformed into Homann Erben, a combination of family members and other geographers.