Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724), Magnæ Britanniæ Pars Meridionalis in qua Regnum Angliæ Tam In Septem Antiqua Anglo-Saxonum Regna quam in omnes Hodiernas Regiones accurate division hie oftenditur, quam tabula ab Archetypo Vischeriano desum ptam exhibet, circa 1715-1730, black and white line engraving with period hand color on laid paper, 23 x 19-1/2 in. (plate), 23-3/4 x 20-5/8 in. (overall), unframed Notes: This map is oriented from the English Channel to the coast of Ireland; and from the southernmost part of Scotland to a tip of France along the Channel. A greatly detailed map of Great Britain or what was then called the Kingdom of England. Homann gives credit to Nicolas Vischer (1618-1679) for design of this map. The upper right cartouche reads: MAGNÆ BRITANNIAE/ Pars Meridionalis in qua/ REGNUM ANGLIÆ/ TAM IN SEPTEM ANTIQUA/ ANGLO-SAXONUM REGNA/ quam in omnes Hodiernas Regiones/ accurate division hie oftenditur,/ quam tabula ab ARCHETYPO VISCHERIANO desum/ ptam exhibet/ IOH. BAPT. HOMAN/ Noribergæ Text below the cartouche reads: Cum Privilegio Sac. Cas. Majestatis Literature: Shirley, Rodney W., Early Maps of the British Isles; A Bibliography, 1477-1650. pp. 69-71. Provenance: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Proceeds to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund generalized discolorization, toning, discolorization at central horizontal fold, session numbers penciled verso, minor holes restored in lining process, creasing, handling grime