Johann Baptist Homann (1664 - 1724)

Johann Baptist Homann (1664 - 1724) - photo 1

Johann Baptist Homann

Johann Baptist Homann was a German geographer and cartographer, who also made maps of the Americas. In 1702 he founded his own publishing house. Homann acquired renown as a leading German cartographer, and in 1715 was appointed Imperial Geographer by Emperor Charles VI. In the same year he was also named a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin. In 1716 Homann published his masterpiece Grosser Atlas ueber die ganze Welt (Grand Atlas of all the World). Numerous maps were drawn up in cooperation with the engraver Christoph Weigel the Elder, who also published Siebmachers Wappenbuch.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:20 march 1664, Kammlach, Germany
Date and place of death:1 july 1724, Nuremberg, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XVII, XVIII century
Specialization:Cartographer, Engraver

Creators Germany

Willem Grimm (1904 - 1986)
Willem Grimm
1904 - 1986
Lee Oscar Lawrie (1877 - 1963)
Lee Oscar Lawrie
1877 - 1963
Edmund Daniel Kinzinger (1888 - 1963)
Edmund Daniel Kinzinger
1888 - 1963
Paul Wassily (1886 - 1951)
Paul Wassily
1886 - 1951
Ansgar Skiba (1959)
Ansgar Skiba
1959
Siegward Sprotte (1913 - 2004)
Siegward Sprotte
1913 - 2004
Margarete Zahn (1954)
Margarete Zahn
1954
Moritz Götze (1964)
Moritz Götze
1964
Alfons Epple (1899 - 1948)
Alfons Epple
1899 - 1948
Carl Christian Feddersen (1875 - 1950)
Carl Christian Feddersen
1875 - 1950
Harm Hermann Hoffmann (1939 - 2014)
Harm Hermann Hoffmann
1939 - 2014
Hans Brass (1885 - 1959)
Hans Brass
1885 - 1959
Friedrich Otto Gebler (1838 - 1917)
Friedrich Otto Gebler
1838 - 1917
Max Olderock (1895 - 1972)
Max Olderock
1895 - 1972
Ingwer Paulsen (1883 - 1943)
Ingwer Paulsen
1883 - 1943
Dietrich Wilhelm Lindau (1799 - 1862)
Dietrich Wilhelm Lindau
1799 - 1862