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Americae Mappa generalis Secundum legitimas projectionis Sterographicae regulas, relationesque recentissimas et observationes socioru Acad. Reg. Sc. quae Parisiis est aliorumque auctorum, nec non secundum mentem D. I. M. Hasii M. P. P. in partes Suas methodicas divisa, nunc concinnata et delineata ab Aug. Gottl. Bohemio. Phil. Magistro. In lucem proferentibus Homannianis Heredibus. Cum Privil. S. C. M. A. MDCCXXXXVI
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| Title | Americae Mappa generalis Secundum legitimas projectionis Sterographicae regulas, relationesque recentissimas et observationes socioru Acad. Reg. Sc. quae Parisiis est aliorumque auctorum, nec non secundum mentem D. I. M. Hasii M. P. P. in partes Suas methodicas divisa, nunc concinnata et delineata ab Aug. Gottl. Bohemio. Phil. Magistro. In lucem proferentibus Homannianis Heredibus. Cum Privil. S. C. M. A. MDCCXXXXVI |
| Detailed view (zoom) | http://content.lib.washington.edu/mapsweb/images/Viewer/G3290_1746_H6.html |
| Cartographer | Homann Erben (Firm)
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| Century Published | 17th century
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| Publication Date | 1746 |
| Publisher | Homann Erben (Firm)
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| Place of Publication | Germany--Nuremberg |
| Descriptive Notes | Copper engraving handcolored with watercolor.
Full color.
Relief shown pictorially.
Printed in cartouche lower left corner:
"Americae Mappa generalis Secundum legitimas projectionis Sterographicae regulas, relationesque recentissimas et observationes socioru Acad. Reg. Sc. quae Parisiis est aliorumque auctorum, nec non secundum mentem D. I. M. Hasii M. P. P. in partes Suas methodicas divisa, nunc concinnata et delineata ab Aug. Gottl. Bohemio. Phil. Magistro. In lucem proferentibus Homannianis Heredibus. Cum Privil. S. C. M. A. MDCCXXXXVI.
Throughout the map, boundaries of colonies and provinces are shown as well as drainage areas. The northwestern portion of North America is mostly blank. Labeled in the northwestern region of North America is the land Quivira or "Qvivra." The Great Lakes are shown. Surrounding the title cartouche is a color illustration of natives, a pot of gold, and volcanoes erupting in the background. The western portion of North Africa is visible as is some of western Europe.
Prime Meridian: Isle of Ferro.
Scale c.a. 1:31, 000, 000. |
| Contextual Notes | Homann Erben Heirs were publishers in Germany from 1730 to 1813. The business originally began in 1702 when it was founded by Johann Baptist Homann (c. 1663-1724) in Nuremberg. After Homann's death, his son, Johann Christoph, took over the business and continued to run the publishing house. Following J. C.'s death, his heirs continued to run the publishing house as Homann Heirs, which lasted for nearly a century after its founding. The "Homann Erben Heirs" officially began with Johann Michael Franz and J. G. Ebersperger in 1730. Other collaborators included J.G. Gregory, J. Halmer Doppelmeyer, Loitz, Hase and Mayer. The firm produced a number of works including: "Atlas Minor" (1732), "Atlas Novus" (1732, 1747), "Grosser Atlas" (1731), "Atlas Germanicus" (1735), "Atlas Silesiae" (1737), "Hand Atlas" (1754), "Atlas Geographia Major" (1759-84), "Stadt Atlas" (1762), "Atlas Helvetiae" (1769) and "Atlas Regni Bohemiae" (1776) (Tooley 308; Moreland and Bannister, 84).
This map was published in "Atlas Compendiarius" (1752) (Lowery, 291).
Source(s): Lowery, Woodbury. "The Lowery Collection: A Descriptive List of Maps of the Spanish Possessions within the Present Limits of the United States, 1502-1820." Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1912.
Moreland, Carl and David Bannister. "Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook." New York: Longman Group, Ltd., 1983.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979.
Wheat, Carl I. "Mapping the Transmississippi West." Volume 1. San Francisco: Institute of Historical Cartography, 1957.
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| Language | Latin |
| Category | Historical Illustrated Scene
Quivira
Mythical Places
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| Location Depicted | Western Hemisphere
North America
South America
Central America
Pacific Ocean
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| Subjects (LCSH) | America--Maps--Early works to 1800 |
| Digital Collection | World and Regional Maps, 16th to the 19th centuries
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| Digital ID Number | MAP096 |
| Ordering Information | For information about digital reproductions, please email photos@u.washington.edu. Please cite the Digital ID number. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
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| Repository Collection | Rare Map Collection. G3290 1746 H6 |
| Object Type | Map
Engraving |
| Physical Description | 47 x 54 cm. |
| Condition | Has binder's guard. Call number written in pencil on verso in lower left corner. Bookplate of University of Washington on verso: "University of Washington 1861, Library, The Gift of John Crerar Library." On verso beneath bookplate, a stamp from the University of Washington Library appears in blue ink. Small piece of paper stuck to leaf on verso with "173" printed on it in pencil. Watercolor has seeped through to verso in some areas. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original map at 600 dpi in TIFF format, resized and enhanced at 400 ppi using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using ContentDM's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008. |
| Acquisition | Printed on bookplate on verso: Gift of John Crerar Library. |
| References | Lowery, 291. Wheat, entry 237. |
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