Johann Baptist Homann - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 14:32:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Johann Baptist Homann - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Regnorum Hispaniae et Portugalliae tabula generalis: jam nuper edita, nunc denuo revisa, aucta e ad usum scholarum https://historylab.es/regnorum-hispaniae-et-portugalliae-tabula-generalis-jam-nuper-edita-nunc-denuo-revisa-aucta-e-ad-usum-scholarum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=regnorum-hispaniae-et-portugalliae-tabula-generalis-jam-nuper-edita-nunc-denuo-revisa-aucta-e-ad-usum-scholarum Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:37 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/regnorum-hispaniae-et-portugalliae-tabula-generalis-jam-nuper-edita-nunc-denuo-revisa-aucta-e-ad-usum-scholarum/ Map of the Iberian Peninsula, made by Johann Baptist Homann from Jaillot's geographical information. In the lower right-hand corner is the cartouche which is practically copied from Pierre Mortier's "Theatre de la Guerre en Espagne et en Portugal" of 1705. Published in Nuremberg in 1720.

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]]> It covers the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands and North Africa. It contains a representation of Archduke Charles leading the embarkation of troops in an episode of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Below, an angel holds the coats of arms of Spain and Portugal. In the lower left-hand corner are the graphic scales in Hispanic, Portuguese, French and Italic German miles. The author has outlined the mountain systems, the most important rivers and cities (represented by groupings of buildings), as well as the communications network and a division of the territory into kingdoms. The toponymy is in Latin and Castilian, with some labels in German. Dated to the reign of Philip V (1700-1746)

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