Principatus Transilvaniae…

Engraved double page, hand colored in outline mostly, large cartouche, 485 x 575 mm (23" x 19 1/2"). A few chips in margins, scattered minor browning, normal aging and toning; otherwise very good. Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) was considered the father of German mapmaking, and in 1715 was actually appointed the Geographer to the Emperor. He founded his mapmaking business in 1702, and he would produce several major atlases between 1707 and 1716. The current map shows a fair amount of detail of Transylvania and her boarders, and includes a large colored cartouche featuring an eagle on the top, and a Roman soldier to the right. Van De Gohm: Antique Maps. Bagrow: History of Cartography.