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| Keywords: 1846 Homann Heirs Map of North America ^ South America - Geographicus - Americae-homannheirs-1746.jpg A stunning 1746 Homann Heirs hand colored map of both North and South America This is the second issue of this important map following the earlier edition by J B Homann Map reflects a considerable advancement in American cartography of the time as well as a general increase in knowledge regarding America ™s interior from explorations and colonizations Map immediately precedes the French and Indian War so the French are shown to dominate North American while the Spanish are preeminent in the south The Pacific Northwest is largely unexplored but nonetheless the mythical Northwest Passage is shown As is the mythical Quivira Land of Gold and Silver sought after by conquistador Francisco de Coronado in 1541 The beautiful decorative title cartouche in the lower left quadrant depicts two erupting volcanoes and several American Indians one of which is seems to be holding aloft a shrunken head or similar idol An important early map of the Americas This map was included in the 1752 Homann Heirs Maior Atlas Scholasticus ex Triginta Sex Generalibus et Specialibus ¦ Most early Homann atlases were made to order or compiled of individual maps at the request of the buyer However this rare atlas composed of 37 maps and charts was issued as a suggested collection of essential Homann Heirs maps A fine copy of an important map 1746 Size in 21 5 18 5 object history credit line accession number Americae-homannheirs-1746 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 1746 maps Old maps of the Americas Maps by Homannsche Erben Maps in Latin | ||||
