1730 Homann Map of Spain and Portugal
by Paul Fearn
Title
1730 Homann Map of Spain and Portugal
Artist
Paul Fearn
Medium
Photograph
Description
A beautifully detailed c. 1730 J. B. Homann map of Spain and Portugal. Depicts the Iberian peninsula in considerable detail including the Balearic Islands of Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza. Also covers parts of France and northern Africa. The map notes fortified cities, villages, roads, bridges, forests, castles and topography. Elaborate title cartouche in the upper right quadrant features two mermen supporting a wreath and 15 armorial crests, 14 crests for the various regions of Spain in addition to one more depicting the Spanish royal arms. Map scales in lower left quadrant. Alternative title in Spanish in top margin, El Reyno de Espanna dividido en dos grandes Estados de Argon Y de Castilla, subdividido en muchas Provincias, donde le halla tambien El Reyno de Portugal. This map was drawn in Nuremberg by J. B. Homann 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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