Rare second title page from Homann Heirs atlas. With northern Hemisphere map 1762
$175.00
1762, by J. B. Homann & Homann Heirs, from “Atlas Homannianus Mathematico-Historice Delineatus’.
Copperplate engraved. Nuremberg, Germany. Authenticity Guaranteed. Titled “Atlas mapparum geographicarum generalium & specialium”. The map shows day time and night time on the northern Hemisphere centered on the North Pole with the sun and moon shown. California is shown as a island. A large part of western North America is unknown. The banner above is translated ‘Let not a day pass without a drawn line remaining’.
20 x 12 1/2”
Crease fold on the left otherwise in great condition.
Crease fold on the left otherwise in great condition.
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