Natoliae sive Asia Minor

Jodocus Hondius (*1563 - 1612)
Old coloured map of Turkey. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1639.

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Description

Old coloured antique map of Asia Minor, Turkey and Cyprus by Jodocus Hondius. First published in the Mercator-Hondius Atlas of the 1606 Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et fabricati figura. This copy comes from the French edition of 1639. Decorated with three beautiful cartouche, a sailing ship and a sea monster.

Details

CartographerJodocus Hondius
TitleNatoliae sive Asia Minor
Publisher, YearHenricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1639
Plate Size34.5 x 47.8 cm (13.6 x 18.8 inches)
Sheet Size50.4 x 57.7 cm (19.8 x 22.7 inches)
ReferenceVan der Krogt, P.: Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici, 8110:1A

Condition

Minor brown spots. Small brown stain in the title cartouche. A very good copy.

Cartographer

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.

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Old coloured map of Turkey. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1639.

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