HOMANN

TURCIA ASIATICA EXHIBENS NATOLIAM MODERNAM…

HEIRS, Homann

Nuremberg, 1771

53.3 x 45.7 cm.

Scarce regional map of the Asiatic regions of the Turkish Empire, first published in Nuremberg in 1771.
The map is centered on the Black Sea and extends from Cyprus and Greece in the west to the Caspian in the East.

Homann Heirs Biography:
Homann Heirs was a German publishing firm that enjoyed a major place in the European map market throughout the eighteenth century. Founded in 1702 by Johann Baptist Homann, the business passed to his son, Christoph, upon Johann’s death in 1724. Christoph died in 1730, aged only 27, and the firm was inherited by subsequent Homann heirs. This altered the name of the company, which was known as Homann Erben, or Homann heirs. The firm continued in business until 1848.