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Old antique map of Spain and Portugal divided into provinces, with the Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Mallorca ( Majorca ), and Minorca ( Menorca ). Coverage includes the Strait of Gibraltar, southern France and the coast of North Africa. This antique, copperplate engraved map ca. 1745 has old hand color and a decorative title cartouche with coats of arms for many of the provinces shown on the map.
Drawn by famous German cartographer Johann Homann, the antique map was published by the firm Homann Heirs. Homann Heirs (also "Homannianis Heredibus" or "Homann Erben" or "Heritiers de Homann") was a company established after the death of Homann to carry on the map publishing business of the firm he started in the early 1700's. The designation "Homann Heirs" appears on maps published by that successor firm from about 1730 to 1848.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1745
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Spain
BODY OF WATER: Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
CONDITION: Good.
 On chain-laid paper with watermark and wide margins. Remains of binders stub on the verso. Vertical fold as issued. Stain at top right intrudes only 1/4" past neatline and would largely be hidden when matted. Evidence of closed fold separation at bottom.
COLORING: Old hand coloring.
ENGRAVER: 
SIZE: 23
" x
18 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0
PRICE: $
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