Striking and highly detailed fine unusual 1716 Johann Baptist Homann's hand coloured copper engraved allegorical frontispiece of the "Atlas Novus Terrarum Orbis Imperia Regna et Status", a famous geographical atlas published by the German cartographer Johann Baptist Homann in Nuremberg in the early 18th century. The engraving depicts the Titan Atlas holding up the heavens above a map of the Eastern Hemisphere. It includes allegorical figures from classical mythology such as Mercury, Neptune (Triton), and other deities. Date: 1716 ( undated ) Dimension: Image plate 390 x 290 mm. Outer matt 610 x 400 mm In very fine condition,