{"product_id":"old-map-of-the-world-by-homann-1720-double-hemisphere-australia-incomplete-early-nz-coast-tasman-magellan-tracks","title":"Old Map of the World by Homann, 1720: Double-hemisphere; Australia incomplete, early NZ coast; Tasman \u0026 Magellan tracks","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlaniglobii Terrestris Cum Utroq Hemisphaerio Caelesti Generalis Exhibitio, issued by Johann Baptist Homann in 1720, presents the world in a luxuriantly decorated double hemisphere, where geography, astronomy, and allegory converse on a single stage. Homann fuses the grand theater of the Baroque with the nascent empiricism of the Enlightenment: twin terrestrial spheres are accompanied by celestial counterparts and framed by emblematic personifications of sun and stars. Putti, windheads, and radiant orbs animate the margins, guiding the eye from earthly coastlines to stellar cartographies. The result is a learned spectacle—an artifact that captures an age intoxicated by discovery, and determined to reconcile newly gathered data with timeless cosmological wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the hemispheres, the familiar continents of Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas are traced with an engraver’s disciplined hand, while the Pacific extends as an arena of daring conjecture. Homann attends closely to the exploratory record: the east coast of New Zealand is etched from early reports, routes associated with Tasman and Magellan arc across the great ocean, and textual notes pin the narratives of voyages to their watery stages. Australia appears in striking incompletion, studded with nascent toponyms that confess both ambition and uncertainty. In these provisional coastlines and careful annotations, the map reveals the working mind of early eighteenth‑century geography—restless, cumulative, and candid about its margins of doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition’s visual grammar is as compelling as its content. The terrestrial pair is set in a balanced double‑hemisphere projection, each globe latticed by a fine graticule that harmonizes with surrounding vignettes. The northern and southern celestial hemispheres mirror this order, charting the heavens with constellations and emblematic figures that translate the starry canopy into legible myths. Celestial models—those elegant diagrams of the cosmos—appear as learned flourishes, bridging observation with theory. Allegorical figures of light and time, attended by playful cherubs and breathy windheads, animate the skies and seas, while Homann’s crisp linework and nuanced shading yield a page where every flourish serves meaning as much as ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural drama punctuates the scholarly poise. An erupting Mt. Etna rumbles in the imagery, a symbol of the Earth’s vitality and the era’s appetite for natural philosophy. Around it, cloudbursts, radiant bodies, and maritime motifs convey the phenomena that preoccupied early modern science, from atmospheric forces to celestial mechanics. Carefully engraved text boxes act as a guide and glossary, knitting historical notes to the mapped surface so that viewers do not merely admire; they read. The page operates like a portable lecture—part cabinet of curiosities, part atlas—inviting a dialogue between phenomena, hypothesis, and the human impulse to order the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHomann’s work stands as a milestone in German cartography, uniting precision and pageantry at a moment when Europe’s geographic imagination was expanding rapidly. The map’s cartographic inaccuracies—its tentative Australia, the sketched coastline of New Zealand—are not flaws but fingerprints of discovery, preserving the very process by which the unknown became known. Annotations lace the Pacific with remembered tracks and instructive asides, while the celestial hemispheres anchor terrestrial knowledge in a larger, luminous order. To contemplate this sheet is to witness art, science, and exploration clasp hands—an eloquent testament to Homann’s ambition and to an age learning to see the world, and the heavens, anew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountries and regions on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustralia (incomplete representation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Zealand (east coast)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorth America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouth America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEurope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfrica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePacific Ocean (notable annotations and paths of exploration are marked)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious regions depicted within these continents, including notable towns and landmarks as per the cartographic knowledge of the time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo celestial hemispheres (northern and southern).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn erupting Mt. Etna depicted in a scene.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed annotations regarding early discoveries in Australia and New Zealand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllegorical figures representing sun, stars, and other celestial themes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtistic representations of natural phenomena.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText boxes containing historical notes and explanations related to the map.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated by: Johann Baptist Homann in 1720\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign and Style: Decorative double hemisphere map, richly embellished with celestial models and allegorical scenes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCartographic inaccuracies: Includes an incomplete representation of Australia, early place names, and notes from explorers; shows the east coast of New Zealand and details from Tasman's and Magellan's voyages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes and Subjects: Combines cartography with art and science, featuring celestial models, natural phenomena, and allegorical representations of land and sea.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotable decorations: Includes multiple cherubs, windheads, representations of celestial bodies, and scenes such as Mt. Etna erupting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Significance: Reflects the understanding of geography and exploration in the early 18th century; represents artistic and scientific advancements of the time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInteresting context about the mapmaker: Johann Baptist Homann was recognized for his detailed and decorative maps, playing a significant role in the development of cartography in Germany.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 90in (230cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Map","offer_id":58241128563072,"sku":"UM00293619A","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58241128595840,"sku":"UM00293620A","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":58241128628608,"sku":"UM00293621A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Map","offer_id":58241128661376,"sku":"UM00293622A","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58241128694144,"sku":"UM00293623A","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed canvas 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