Johann Baptist Homann "Lusatiae Superioris" / "Marchionatus Lusatiae" / "Mare Balthicum vulgo die Oostzee". 1720/1739. Johann Baptist Homann1664 Kambach - 1724 Nuremberg. Copper engravings, coloured by borders and areas. Each in a large figurative cartouche extensively titled. "Lusatiae Superioris" and "Marchionatus Lusatiae", numbered in ink old "N. 154" and "N.155" upper right and lower left. Minimally yellowed and creased. Each with vertical centerfold. "Marchionatus Lusatiae" and "Lusatiae Superioris" o.l. with traces of glue (ca. 2 x 3 cm). "Lusatiae Superioris" with stronger vertical box pleats. Margins of "Mare Balthicum" cut unevenly. Dimensions: various sizes, pl. min. 49 x 57 cm, fol. 50 x 58 cm, pl. max. 50 x 60 cm, fol. 54.5 x 62 cm. Johann Baptist Homann 1664 Kambach - 1724 Nuremberg Engraver a. publisher. In 1687 he got a notary's office in Nuremberg, at the same time he was engaged in engraving. Probably he was a pupil of David Funk. Devoted himself especially to map engraving. 1702 foundation of the publishing house "Homännische Landkarten-Offizin", which was one of the most important map printers in Europe in the 18th century.