HOMANN, Johann Baptist (1663-1724) Nova Anglia. Septentrionali Americæ implantata Anglorumque coloniis florentissima geographice exhibita â Ioh. Baptista Homman, sac. cæs. maj. geographo. Paul Desmond Brown Accessories Richard [described by]

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HOMANN, Johann Baptist (1663-1724) Nova Anglia. Septentrionali Americæ implantata Anglorumque coloniis florentissima geographice exhibita â Ioh. Baptista Homman, sac. cæs. maj. geographo. Paul Desmond Brown Accessories Richard [described by]Map Sz: 18 3 4"H x 22 5 8"W Frame Sz: 27 1 2"H x 31"W Nuremberg: Homann Heirs, [circa 1740]. Copper engraved map, with full original colour. A highly fascinating and attractive map that showcases the curious nature of geographical knowledge of the American northeast, as considered by one of the greatest German cartographers. This very fine map, in magnificent full original colour, focuses on New England, but embraces the entire territory from