Johann Baptista Homann Auction Prices and Value Guide
Johann Baptista Homann auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 993 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Johann Baptista Homann auction prices: quick answer
Johann Baptista Homann auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Johann Baptista Homann
- Source records
- 993
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Johann Baptista Homann market snapshot
Johann Baptista Homann shows deep auction liquidity with 288 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $175. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 22 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (91.5% · 161 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (7.4% · 13 sales)
- $10,000+ (1.1% · 2 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $80
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 22
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-09
Artist context
About Johann Baptista Homann
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Born
1664
Died
1724
Nationality
German
Also known as
Johann Homann, Johann Baptist Homann, Iohannes Baptista Homann, Hohmann, I. B.
Johann Baptista Homann—commonly Johann Baptist Homann, with authority records also carrying Hohmann and Latinized forms—was a German geographer, cartographer, engraver, and publisher active around the turn of the eighteenth century. The collected authority data most often places his life in 1664–1724, although variant headings and the portrait record create a date conflict that should be checked before exact dates are displayed. A biographical source in the pack reports that he moved from civil-law notarial work into engraving and cartography and established his own printing house in 1702. His output included maps of the Americas, helping explain why his name appears in collections and auction catalogues devoted to historical maps and prints. Collectors may encounter his work under Johann Homann, Johann Baptist Homann, Iohannes Baptista Homann, or Hohmann. These variants matter for entity matching because cataloguers can assign related cartographic material to different standardized forms of the same maker’s name.
Engraved maps and cartographic printsPrinted maps and publicationsGeographic maps, including maps of the Americas
Common works and media
Collectors commonly encounter Homann’s name on historical maps, engraved cartographic sheets, and printed geographic works. Maps of the Americas are one documented subject in the collected sources. Catalogues may use Johann Homann, Johann Baptist Homann, Johann Baptista Homann, Iohannes Baptista Homann, or Hohmann, so searches and attribution checks should account for these variants. The source pack does not establish a reliable basis for associating him with paintings, sculpture, ceramics, or other unrelated categories.
Market and appraisal context
Homann material should be appraised as cartographic and printed material, with comparisons restricted to genuinely similar objects. Begin by matching the maker across Homann/Hohmann and Baptist/Baptista variants, then identify whether the object is a map, engraving, or publication and record its geographic subject. For a physical-sheet appraisal, document the title, imprint, dimensions, technique, margins, color, inscriptions, condition, and any evidence of edition or state before selecting comparable sales. Those object-specific details are not established by the collected biographical pack and require direct inspection and lot-level records. The source pack contains an Appraisily artist-page signal but no accessible realized-price details or major auction-house entries; it therefore supports category-level context, not a price forecast or market-trend claim.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Antique maps and cartographic prints
- Engravings and printed geographic works
Value drivers
- Correct attribution across Homann, Hohmann, Baptist, Baptista, and Latinized name variants
- Work type, distinguishing maps, engravings, and printed publications
- Geographic subject, including whether a map depicts the Americas
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains no accessible lot-level realized prices or major auction-house catalogue descriptions.
- Edition, state, dimensions, coloring, margins, condition, imprint, and provenance require object-level inspection and comparable-lot evidence; they are not documented in the collected biographical sources.
- The Appraisily artist-page request was rate-limited, so its underlying auction records could not be examined in this research pass.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Johann Baptista Homann worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Johann Baptista Homann artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.