Homann's Heirs "Imperii Russici et Tartariae universae tam majoris et Asiaticae quam minoris et Europae Tabula.". 1739. Copperplate engraving, border and area coloured, on laid paper. The decorative cartouche at lower left shows huntsmen hunting stags and bears, there titled and inscribed. In a second cartouche upper left with a dedication to Anna Ivanovna, Tsarina of the Russian Empire and daughter of Ivan V. Scale bars lower right. This detailed map of the Russian Empire shows the Russian Empire with Tartary, Siberia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan up to Japan. Margins slightly soiled, creased as well as with small tears (ca. 4 mm) and water stains u. With typical centerfold. Dimensions: Pl. 50 x 58 cm, sheet 54 x 63 cm. 1702 Nuremberg - 1848 The German cartographer, publisher and engraver Johann Baptist Homann founded a publishing house for cartography in Nuremberg in 1702. In 1707 the first atlas was published. In 1724 his son Johann Christoph Homann took over the publishing house. After his death in 1730, the company was continued by Johann Georg Ebersberger and Johann Michael Franz. As "Homanns Erben", "Homannsche Erben" and "Homännische Erben", the publishing house achieved worldwide fame and was regarded as the leading cartographic publisher in Europe.