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

Joseph Anton Fischer (1814 - 1859)
Joseph Anton Fischer
1814 - 1859
Ernst Bohm (1890 - 1963)
Ernst Bohm
1890 - 1963
Josua Reichert (1937 - 2020)
Josua Reichert
1937 - 2020
Otto Eduard Pippel (1878 - 1960)
Otto Eduard Pippel
1878 - 1960
Emil Volkers (1831 - 1905)
Emil Volkers
1831 - 1905
Johann Gottfried Steffan (1815 - 1905)
Johann Gottfried Steffan
1815 - 1905
Maria Sibylla Merian (1647 - 1717)
Maria Sibylla Merian
1647 - 1717
Carl Rotte (1862 - 1910)
Carl Rotte
1862 - 1910
Otto Herbig (1889 - 1971)
Otto Herbig
1889 - 1971
Paul Gangolf (1879 - 1936)
Paul Gangolf
1879 - 1936
Emil Otto Grundmann (1844 - 1890)
Emil Otto Grundmann
1844 - 1890
Eduard Stiegel (1818 - 1879)
Eduard Stiegel
1818 - 1879
Max Oehler (1881 - 1943)
Max Oehler
1881 - 1943
Johann Martin Metz (1717 - 1790)
Johann Martin Metz
1717 - 1790
 Wilhelm Friedrich Hubert Ohm (1905 - 1965)
Wilhelm Friedrich Hubert Ohm
1905 - 1965
Max Eschle (1890 - 1979)
Max Eschle
1890 - 1979