The States of the House of Savoy: Duchy of Savoy, Principality of Piedmont, and Duchy of Montferrat
1716
The States of the House of Savoy: Duchy of Savoy, Principality of Piedmont, and Duchy of Montferrat Regiae Celsitudinis Sabaudicae Status in quo Ducatus Sabaudiae, Principatus Pedemontium et Ducatus Montisferrati. HOMANN, Johann Baptist (1664-1724). Nuremberg, Johann Baptist Homann, ca 1716. Sheet dimensions: 61.8 x 52.7 cm. Plate mark dimensions: 50 x 57 cm. Copper engraving, on watermarked laid paper, period coloring of territories and borders. Beautiful inking, large margins. Original central fold. This large map presents the States of the House of Savoy, including the Duchy of Savoy, the Principality of Piedmont, and the Duchy of Montferrat, surrounded by their neighboring territories, including France. Very detailed map, adorned in its upper part with an imposing engraved allegorical cartouche. Scales in German and Italian miles. This composition belongs to the early productions of the Homann house and precedes the issues bearing the address of the Homann Heirs.
Beautiful map published during the lifetime of Johann Baptist Homann, before the editions of his heirs. Copper engraving in period coloring and with beautiful margins.
