1730 Homann Map of Denmark
by Paul Fearn
Title
1730 Homann Map of Denmark
Artist
Paul Fearn
Medium
Photograph
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A beautifully detailed c. 1730 J. B. Homann map of Denmark. Depicts both insular and peninsular Denmark along with parts of Germany and Sweden. The map notes fortified cities, villages, roads, bridges, forests, castles and topography. The elaborate title cartouche in the upper right quadrant features two bearded mean bearing clubs, an assortment of pastoral animals, and the Danish royal crest. This map was drawn in Nuremberg by Johann Huber and included in the Homann Heirs Maior Atlas Scholasticus ex Triginta Sex Generalibus et Specialibus
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July 17th, 2013
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