Detailed Antique Map of the Lower Rhine region, Germany
US$497
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Sheet size
62 × 52.4 cm (24.4 × 20.6 in)
Condition
Fair
Reference
BG-13442-8
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Repaired: The part below the folding line has been reinforced on the verso. Refinished. Age-related toning. Large stain surrounding folding line. The part below the folding line has been reinforced on the verso. Shows some wear and soiling. Blank verso.Seller Locati. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
Antique map titled 'S.R.I. Circulus Rhanus Inferior sive Electorum Rheni (..)'. Detailed map of the Lower Rhine region, Germany. The title cartouche in the upper left quadrant features four heraldic crests, each representing a major city: Trier, Maintz, Coln, Pfaltz. Follows the course of the Rhine from Wessel to Seltz. Includes the cities of Frankfurt, Wesel, Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Mühllheim, Trier, Mainz, Köln and the Pfaltz. Published by J.B. Homann, circa 1720.
Johann Baptist Homann was born 1664 in Oberkammlach. He founded his business 1702 in Nuremberg, Germany. After a long period of Dutch domination in map publishing, the Homann publishing house became the most important map and atlas producer in Germany. He became a member of the Academy of Science in Berlin just after he published his first atlas in 1707. After his death 1724 in Nuremberg, the company was continued by his son Johann Christoph. The publishing firm was bequeathed to his heirs after his death in 1730 and was traded under the name Homann Heirs until the next century.
