Aegyptus Hodierna, Map of Egypt
Object type: Map
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Johann Baptist Homann
Artist bio: German, Oberkammlach 1664–1724 Nuremberg
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1720
Medium: Etching and engraving, hand-colored on laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 24 5/8 × 20 5/8 in. (62.6 × 52.4 cm)
Plate: 23 × 19 3/8 in. (58.4 × 49.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Elaine and Lewis Dubroff, 2014
Accession year: 2014
Tags: Maps