Haas, Johann Matthias
Johann Matthias (Matyhias) Haas (Hasio, Haase) (Latinized as Johannes Hasius) (January 14, 1684 - September 24, 1742) was a German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer. Haas was born in Augsburg but is known to have held academic positions in Nuremburg, Leipzig and Wittenberg, where he was a professor of mathematics. He produced several maps for the Homann Heirs firm in addition to several publications of his own. Today is memorialized by a crater on the Moon - Hase Crater.
Highly decorative mid-18th century map of Turkey.
Carte de l'Asie Mineure ou de la Natolie et du Pont Euxin, tiree des Voyages et des Observations des Anciens et Modernes. Asiae Minoris Veteris et Novae, itemque Ponti Euxini et Paludis Maeotidis Mappa val Tabula.
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This is an attractive 1743 map of Asia Minor by the Homann Heirs. The map depicts Turkey and the regions surrounding the Black Sea including parts of modern day Crimea, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Greece. Centered on the Black Sea, extends south to ... (more details)