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| Keywords: 1730 Homann Map of Spain and Portugal - Geographicus - Hispania-homann-1730.jpg 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 ¦ circa 1730 undated Size in 23 19 5 object history credit line accession number Hispania-homann-1730 <i>Major Atlas Scholasticus Ex Triginta sex Generalibus et Specialibus Mappis Homannianis </i> c 1750 / Also issued in Homann's <i>Grosser Atlas</i> Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Johann Baptist Homann Old maps of the Iberian Peninsula 1730 maps Maps in Latin | ||||
