1730 - ' Tabula Geographica in qua Integri Ducatus Mediolanensis et Mantuanus, Veneta et Comitatus Tyrolensis, cum Episcopatus, Tridentino et Brixensi '
Scarce regional map of Europe, extending from the Po River Valley to the Gulf of Venice and from the Boden Zee and Saltzburg, centred on Lago di Garda.

The map provides a remarkably detailed topographical view of the region north of the Alpennines, including the thriving commercial and agricultural regions from Turin and Milan to the low lying regions west of Venice, with many postal roads and other details shown. The map includes an elaborate title cartouche reflecting the military activity in the mountainous regions of the map, including an image of a cannon and soldier being hoisted up a steep cliff, an allegorical representation of the battles being waged between the Habsburgs to the north and the various powerful Italian families to the south during the first half of the 18th Century.
Approximately 64cm x 53cm including margins with central fold as issued. Combination of original hand colour and additional later colour (cartouche). Blank on verso.

Outstanding condition.

Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) was a mapmaker who founded the famous Homann Heirs publishing company. He lived his entire life in Bavaria, particularly in Nuremberg. Initially, Johann trained to become a priest before converting to Protestantism and working as a notary.