Prospect und Grundris der keiserl Freyen Reichs und Ansee Stadt Bremen samt ihrer Gegend (Prospect and floor plan of the Royal Courts of the kingdom of Bremen and their area)
Artist
Johann Baptist Homann
(1664 Germany - 1724 Nuremberg, Germany)
Dateca. 1725
Mediumcopper engraving on paper
Dimensions22 1/2 × 26 in. (57.2 × 66 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v. B. Batten Estate
Object numberPC2020.51.90
DescriptionThis is a colored aerial map of Bremen, Germany, and the surrounding area in green and yellow. The city center of Bremen is just left of center and is colored in magenta. There is a yellow and black line frame drawn around the map. In the upper left corner, there is a key in a small white box. Across the bottom of the page, there is an eye-level black and white illustration of the city of Bremen. The top of the illustration is surrounded by a frame, and on either end there are more illustrations. On the left end, there are a group of people, including Mercury or Hermes, wearing a winged hat. On the right end, there is a merchant or sailor standing next to a seated Neptune or Poseidon.On View
Not on view
