Ancient map of North America. Regni Mexicani seu Novae Hispaniae, Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginae et Pennsylvaniae by Johann Baptist Homann

Regni Mexicani seu Novae Hispaniae, Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae et Pennsylvaniae by Johann Baptist Homann is an elaborate 18th-century map of North America depicting New Spain, the British colonies, Louisiana, and surrounding territories. The engraving combines geographic detail with decorative cartouches and reflects European understanding of the continent during the colonial era.

Johann Baptist Homann was a German cartographer and engraver renowned for producing richly detailed maps and atlases during the Baroque period. Founder of the Homann Heirs publishing house in Nuremberg, he became one of Europe’s most influential mapmakers, admired for blending scientific cartography with ornamental artistry.