Heirs of HOMANN

Insulae Corsicae olim Cyrnus dictae novissima facies chorographice. Nuremberg, 1732.

Watercolor engraving.

Dim. composition : 51 x 43 cm (at sight).

Map of Corsica decorated with a title cartouche in the mouth of a sea monster. On one side, a sailor holds a probe, and on the other, a Triton riding a fish and holding a Corsican flag with a Moorish head, sounds the marine Conch (the colombo); at the head of the cartouche, a soldier of the Imperial Army, behind him, a fox (representing Genoa), protects himself from the Corsicans in revolt. The sea is decorated with ships and two battle scenes, one between a French ship and a Genoese ship, the other showing a Corsican galley adorned with flags with the head of a Moor pursuing a ship that it is gunning.

Homann and his heirs were publishers of maps in Nuremberg and held a leading position in the German cartography market for more than a hundred years.

Some stains.
Live Saturday 3 June 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 67

Heirs of HOMANN Insulae Corsicae olim Cyrnus dictae novissima facies chorographice. Nuremberg, 1732. Watercolor engraving. Dim. composition : 51 x 43 cm (at sight). Map of Corsica decorated with a title cartouche in the mouth of a sea monster. On one side, a sailor holds a probe, and on the other, a Triton riding a fish and holding a Corsican flag with a Moorish head, sounds the marine Conch (the colombo); at the head of the cartouche, a soldier of the Imperial Army, behind him, a fox (representing Genoa), protects himself from the Corsicans in revolt. The sea is decorated with ships and two battle scenes, one between a French ship and a Genoese ship, the other showing a Corsican galley adorned with flags with the head of a Moor pursuing a ship that it is gunning. Homann and his heirs were publishers of maps in Nuremberg and held a leading position in the German cartography market for more than a hundred years. Some stains.

Estimate
€400 - €600
Result
€460
Buyer's premium
26%
Heirs of HOMANN Insulae Corsicae olim Cyrnus dictae novissima facies chorographice. Nuremberg, 1732. Watercolor engraving. Dim. composition : 51 x 43 cm (at sight). Map of Corsica decorated with a title cartouche in the mouth of a sea monster. On one side, a sailor holds a probe, and on the other, a Triton riding a fish and holding a Corsican flag with a Moorish head, sounds the marine Conch (the colombo); at the head of the cartouche, a soldier of the Imperial Army, behind him, a fox (representing Genoa), protects himself from the Corsicans in revolt. The sea is decorated with ships and two battle scenes, one between a French ship and a Genoese ship, the other showing a Corsican galley adorned with flags with the head of a Moor pursuing a ship that it is gunning. Homann and his heirs were publishers of maps in Nuremberg and held a leading position in the German cartography market for more than a hundred years. Some stains.
Sale Saturday 3 June 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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