Homann’s Map of the Dauphiné Date of Publication_1907 and his literary breakfasts were

and his literary breakfasts were a feature of the social scene

but in 1812 took over the Edinburgh publishing and engraving business established by his father

stretching to the Confederation of the Rhine and the Duchy of Warsaw in the east and Madrid and Rome in the south

Bellin notes that his map of Tibet was compiled from British sources

From its Commencement in 1769 to its Termination in 1870

Homann’s Map of the Dauphiné Date of Publication_1907 and his literary breakfasts wereA map of the French Alps, the Dauphin, incuding Grenoble. The borders are those defined by the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) and the cartouche (putti menacing an astonished personification of France and a battle fought in the shadow of the Alps) probably refers to the Nine Years War and the invasion of the region by the Duke of Savoy in 1692. The founder of the business, Johann Baptist Homann (1664 1724), was a self taught copper engraver who founded the