The second state of Johann Baptist Homann’s fine map of New England. The famous German firm of cartographic publishers was founded by Homann in 1702 in Nuremberg. In 1707 he published the “Neuer Atlas” whose success continued for many years. Homann died in 1724. It extends northwards to include all of Maine and the St. Lawrence River and south to New Jersey. Eighteenth century America saw a large increase in the number of Germans emigrating to the English colonies. To supply the interest the firm of Homann produced several fine maps.

An oversized Lake Champlain dominates the region whilst the colony of New York is host to fictitious lakes. Cape Cod is intriguingly displayed as an island cut off as it is by a narrow channel. This accords with several records of the time of just such a passage. The whole map is finished with a very ornate title cartouche lower right with a scene of trading between the colonists and the native American Indians. A beaver pelt is being held aloft. The charm of this map is indicated by the fact that although first issued c.1716 it appeared in atlases of the Homann Heirs to 1784. Goss, J. (N. Amer) #50; Portinaro & Knirsch pl.116; McCorkle, B.B. (New England) 724.1; Phillips, P.L. (Atlases) 5960-32; Sellers & Van Ee 807; Tooley’s Dictionary.