Cartographer: Adam Friedrich Zürner (German, 1679 – 1742). In 1738, Adam Friedrich Zürner described the travel route between the Saxon and Polish capitals that he had previously developed and measured on behalf of August the Strong under the title “Short instructions for the usual journey from Dreßden to Warsaw”. (Agnieszka Gryz-Männig und Frank Männig).
Publisher: par les héritiers de Homan Nuremberg (Homann Heirs). Homann Heirs was a German map publishing company that was active from 1730–1848. The company was founded in 1702 by Johann Baptist Homann, a famous mapmaker. After his death in 1724, his son Johann Christoph took over the business. Christoph died in 1730 at the age of 27. After Johann Christoph's death, the company was managed by Johann Michael Franz and Johann Georg Ebersberger.
Title: Polnische Reise Karte über die vornehmsten Passagen von Dresden nach Warschau.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate:
- Polnische Reise Karte über die vornehmsten Passagen von Dresden nach Warschau auf zweyerley Wegen. I) Über Breslau, Peterkau und II) Über Lissa, Kalicz. Aus Zurnerischen u. andern Nachrichten geographisch entworfen von Homannischen Erben 1751. Zweytes Blat des Reise Atlas.
Carte itineraire depuis Dresde à Warsovie par deux routes differentes. La Seconde feuille pour un ATLAS DE VOYAGEUR, qu'on ya construire a Nuremberg par les Heritiers de Homan. l'An 1751.
Dimensions: Image 19 1/4" x 26 3/4". Sheet 22 1/2' x 31 1/4".
Date: 1751.
Materials and Techniques: hand colored engraving on laid paper. Folded as issued. Two parts of the map are pulled from the same plate.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Dumpstains, wear, wrinkles, remnants of supporting paper verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Cartes et plans, GE DD-2987 (3135).
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the BNF.