"Regni & Insulae Siciliae Tabula geographica, ex Archetypo graniori in hoc compendium redata".
A large and impressive mid-eighteenth century map of Sicily, published in Nuremburg in 1747 by the Homann Heirs for the “Maior Atlas Superiore”. A Finely engraved, detailed map. The roads are shown, and hills, including the volcanic Mt Etna, are depicted pictorially. In the top right corner of the map, the Aeolian islands are also shown, along with the southernmost tip of Calabria across the Straits of Messina. In the bottom left corner, a large baroque cartouche encloses the title and a scale in miles, supported by a pair of Tritons and surmounted by the Arms of the Kingdom of Sicily.
Excellent detail in the interior of the map.
Homann Erben, also known as the Homann Heirs, was a prominent map and atlas publishing house in Nuremberg, Germany, founded by Johann Baptist Homann in 1702.
After Homann's death, the company was continued by his heirs, including his son Johann Christoph Homann, and later managed by Johann Georg Ebersberger and Johann Michael Franz.
The firm became a leading map producer in Germany and continued to operate under various names, including "Homann Erben" and "Homann Heirs," until its eventual dissolution around 1852.
