Totius Circuli Westphalici Accurata descriptio Amstelodami Sumptibus Henrici Hondy

West oriented copper engraved map of Lower Saxony with Friesland by Henricus Hondius. Showing the coastal line between the river mouth of Rhine and Elbe and down to Cologne in the South. With one figural cartouche, a mileage scale and two sailing ships. From the French edition of Atlas Novus, French text on verso.

Centrefold backed at top and bottom, remnants of mounting from former framing on the back side, overall somewhat browned.

Jodocus Hondius was born 1563 in Wakken (West Flanders). He became a globe maker and map engraver. In 1593 he set up his business in Amsterdam after he spent several years in London. He was one of the most important engravers of his time and engraved maps for van den Keere, Waghenaer and Speed. Hondius bought the plates of Mercator in 1604, added around 40 maps and published the expanded Mercator-Atlas first 1606 still under Mercator's name. After his death 1612 in Amsterdam, the business was carried out by his sons Jodocus II and Henricus.