Judaea seu Palaestina, Terra Sancta (Holy Land)

This map of the Holy Land, appeared in Homann’s Atlas Scholasticus. The title page of the atlas is labeled “Atlas Minor XXVI. Selectarum Tabularum Geographicum Homanni Secundum Methodum Huberni aliorumque recentorium geographorum dispositus et recognitus” – which translates as a selection of 26 geographic maps by Homann, arranged and revised according to the method of Hübner and other recent geographers. This scarce atlas, referred to as a Kleiner (meaning small/minor) atlas, included 26 selected maps by Homann, guided by Johann Hubner. This atlas also included a copper engraved, hand-colored title page as frontispiece from the Atlas Novus Terrarum Orbis Imperia by M. Rössler. Based on research, this atlas was most likely compiled between 1720 – 1737.

This richly detailed and artistically elaborate map of the Holy Land, represents the regions of Judea, Samaria, and Galilee as known from biblical times. Engraved and published in Nuremberg, the map was designed to illustrate both the sacred geography of the Bible and the divisions of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. It spans from the Mediterranean coast to the Dead Sea and the Jordan River, including major ancient cities such as Jerusalem, Jericho, Bethlehem, and Nazareth. The map is oriented with north at the top and is vibrantly hand-colored to differentiate tribal territories. One of its most striking features is the highly ornate cartouche, typically adorned with allegorical figures, biblical imagery—such as Moses with the Ten Commandments—and classical motifs, reflecting the baroque artistic style of the period. At the lower right, Moses’s spies with the wine grapes and a smaller map showing Moses & Aaron pointing to a map of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and the rescue from slavery under the Egyptian pharaoh.

Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) was a mapmaker who founded the famous Homann  publishing company. He lived his entire life in Bavaria, particularly in Nuremberg. Initially, Johann trained to become a priest before converting to Protestantism and working as a notary. In 1702, Johann founded a publishing house that specialized in engravings. The firm flourished, becoming the leading map publisher in Germany and an important entity in the European map market. In 1715, Johann was named Imperial Geographer to the Holy Roman Empire by Charles VI and made a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. Most importantly for his business, his reputation and contacts gained him imperial printing privileges which protected his publications and recommended him to customers. That privilege was noted on his maps as “Cum Priviligio.”  Johann is best known for this Grosser Atlas ueber die ganze Welt, or the Grand Atlas of the World, published in 1716. After Johann died in 1724, the map plates and management of the company passed to his son, Johann Christoph (1703-1730). In Johann Christoph’s will, he stipulated that the company would be inherited by his two head managers – and that it would publish only under the name “Homann Heirs.” The firm continued in business until 1848.

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