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An extremely rare pair of miniature globes by Johann Baptist Homann
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J.H. Homann (Germany, 1664-1724)
Nürnberg, after 1715
Globus Terrestris [and] Globus Celestis. juxtu observationes Parisienses Regia Academia Scientiarum constructus [and] juxtu observationes Parisienses Regia Academia Scientiarum constructus. Nuremberg, [after 1715].
Original stands by Homann Heirs, [after 1730].
An extremely rare pair of terrestrial and celestial globes, each with 12 hand-coloured engraved paper gores, over a papier mâché and plaster sphere, each globe with papier mâché meridian ring, mounted on horizon rings with a handwritten number VIII and III on each globe. The horizon rings supported by four quadrants with text "Zu finden in Nürnberg / wohnhaft unter der Vesten / bey denen Homaenischen Erben/ dem Prediger Klöster gegenüber", both globes on a turned single wooden black stand.
Diameter 64 mm (2.5 inches), height 185 mm. RARE.
Johann Baptist Homann (1664–1724), a German geographer and cartographer. He founded a publishing business in Nürnberg in 1702, and published his first atlas in 1707, becoming a member of the Academy of Sciences in Berlin in the same year. Homann was appointed Imperial Geographer to Charles VI in 1715 and became the most important map and atlas producer in Germany. His firm was continued by his son Johann Christoph after his death and as Johann Christoph died the company continued under the name of Homann Heirs until 1848.
Meridian rings with slight wear.
The globes have been checked by the Homann specialist which is Herr. Dr. M. Heinz, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.
- Creator:Johann Baptist Homann (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)Diameter: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
- Style:Dutch Colonial (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1710-1719
- Date of Manufacture:1715
- Condition:Complete contemporary.
- Seller Location:ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU9419237363122
Johann Baptist Homann
Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) was a mapmaker who founded a respected and prolific publishing company, which continued long after his death as Homann Heirs. Homann lived his entire life in Bavaria, particularly in Nuremberg. Initially, Johann trained to become a priest before converting to Protestantism and working as a notary. In 1702, Johann founded a publishing house that specialized in engravings. The firm flourished, becoming the leading map publisher in Germany and an important entity in the European map market. In 1715, Johann was named Imperial Geographer to the Holy Roman Empire by Charles VI and made a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. Most importantly for his business, his reputation and contacts gained him imperial printing privileges which protected his publications and recommended him to customers.
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