File:1730 Homann Map of Scandinavia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and the Baltics - Geographicus - Scandinavia-homann-1730.jpg


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English: Map of Scandinavia, the Baltic states, northernmost part of current Germany, and parts of Poland and Russia, by Johann Baptist Homann, about 1730.

Other languages:

Dansk: Kort over Skandinavien, Baltikum, det nordlige af nutidens Tyskland samt dele af Polen og Rusland. Kortet er udformet af Johann Baptist Homann omkring 1730.

English: Map of Scandinavia, the Baltic states, northernmost part of current Germany, and parts of Poland and Russia, by Johann Baptist Homann, about 1730.

Español: Mapa de Escandinavia, los países bálticos, el norte de la actual Alemania y partes de Polonia y Rusia, por Johann Baptist Homann (circa 1730).

Français : Carte de la Scandinavie et de la Baltique de 1730. Par le traité de Nystad en 1721, la Suède a cédé l'Estonie, la Livonie, l'Ingrie et une grande partie de la Carélie à la Russie.

Italiano: Mappa della Scandinavia, gli Stati baltici, la parte settentrionale della Germania e parte di Polonia e Russia di Johann Baptist Homann, circa 1730.

Magyar: Johann Baptist Homann 1730 körül megjelent Skandinávia-térképe, amely ábrázolja a mai balti államokat, valamint Németország, Lengyelország és Oroszország egyes részeit is.

Nederlands: Kaart van Scandinavië, Finland het Oostzeegebied en het noordwesten van Rusland door Johann Baptist Homann (rond 1730).

Português: Mapa da Escandinávia, estados Bálticos, partes ao norte da atual Alemanha, Polônia e Rússia, por Johann Baptist Homann.

Русский: Карта Скандинавии и Балтийского моря, Иоганн Баптист Хоманн, около 1730 года

Українська: Чудова докладна мапа Скандинавії, країн Балтії, північної частини сучасної Німеччини, частини Речі Посполитої і Росії роботи німецького картографа Йоганна-Баптиста Гоманна, надрукована в Нюрнберзі приблизно 1730 р., гравіювання було зроблене приблизно 1715 р.

ქართული: სკანდინავიის, ბალტიის ქვეყნების, დღევანდელი გერმანიის ჩრდილოეთი ნაწილის, პოლონეთისა და რუსეთის ნაწილების რუკა, იოჰან ბაპტისტ ჰომანის მიხედვით, დაახლოებით 1730 წელი.

日本語：ヨハン・バプティスト・ホマンによるスカンジナビア半島、バルト諸国、現在のドイツの最北部、及びポーランドとロシアの各一部の地図。1730年頃。

中文：约翰·霍曼约1730年绘制的地图，包括斯堪的纳维亚，波罗的海国家，德国最北部，以及波兰和俄罗斯部分地区。

Title

Scandinavia complectens Sueciae Daniae & Norvegiae Regna ex Tabulis Joh. Bapt Homanni Norimbergae.

Description

العربية: خريطة لسكندنافيا موضحة الدنمارك والنرويج والسويد وفنلندا والدول البلطية

English: A detailed c. 1730 J. B. Homann map of Scandinavia. Depicts both Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic states of Livonia, Latvia and Curlandia. The map notes fortified cities, villages, roads, bridges, forests, castles and topography. The elaborate title cartouche in the upper left quadrant features angels supporting a title curtain and a medallion supporting an alternative title in French, Les Trois Covronnes du Nord . Printed in Nuremburg. This map must have been engraved before 1715 when Homann was appointed Geographer to the King. The map does not have the cum privilegio (with privilege; i.e. copyright authority given by the Emperor) as part of the title, however it was included in the c. 1750 Homann Heirs Maior Atlas Scholasticus ex Triginta Sex Generalibus et Specialibus…. as well as in Homann’s Grosser Atlas .

Français : Carte de la Scandinavie et de la Baltique de 1730. Par le traité de Nystad en 1721, la Suède a cédé l'Estonie, la Livonie, l'Ingrie et une grande partie de la Carélie à la Russie.

Date

circa 1730(undated)

Source

Major Atlas Scholasticus Ex Triginta sex Generalibus et Specialibus Mappis Homannianis..., c. 1750. / Also issued in Homann's Grosser Atlas

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Alternative names	Johann Baptist Homann; Ioannis Baptista Homann; Johann-Baptista Homann; Johann Baptista Homann
Description	German cartographer, publisher and copperplate engraver
Date of birth/death	20 March 1664	1 July 1724
Location of birth/death	Kammlach	Nuremberg
Work location	Nuremberg
Authority file	: Q62706 VIAF: 47031432 ISNI: 0000000121313581 ULAN: 500034027 LCCN: n50028168 NLA: 45371339 WorldCat

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