Antique Map of Bremen by J.B. Homann, Panoramic View, Circa 1720

Reference
BG-13217
Date
1720
Region
Americas
Category
Antique Map
Sheet size
53.5 x 61.5 cm (21.1 x 24.2 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 1,350

Original antique map titled 'Prospect und Grundris der Keiserl Freyen Reichs und Ansee Stadt Bremen (..)'. This is a superb chart of the city of Bremen and the surrounding small villages with particular emphasis on the many rivers and canals in the area. At bottom is a panoramic view of Bremen surrounded by two allegorical scenes representing the city's importance to trade in the region. On the right is an open atlas showing Greenland and Spitzbergen in Norway, alluding to the possessions of the Hanse. Above the view is a coat-of-arms of the city. The legend in the upper left corner identifies 33 locations.

Published by J.B. Homann, circa 1720. Johann Baptist Homann was a German geographer and cartographer, who also made maps of the Americas.

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