Antique Maps by Jodocus Hondius (*1563 - 1612)

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.
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Abbatia Heresfeldensis vulgo t Stifftt Hirsfeldt. Amstelodami Sumptibus Henrici Hondy

    Amsterdam, circa 1620

    Showing the area of Bad Hersfeld in Germany.

    Abbatia Heresfeldensis vulgo t Stifftt Hirsfeldt. Amstelodami Sumptibus...
    1620 - Jodocus Hondius
    10014

    Old coloured map of Hersfeld. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1620.

    150,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Abbatia Heresfeldensis vulgo t Stifftt Hirsfeldt. Amstelodami Sumptibus Henrici Hondy

    Amsterdam, circa 1620

    Engraved map of Hesse by H. Hondius. Showing the area around Bad Hersfeld between Unter-Wegfurt and Ludwigsau at the river Fulda in Hesse. With one figural cartouche and a mileage scale. Without...

    Abbatia Heresfeldensis vulgo t Stifftt Hirsfeldt. Amstelodami Sumptibus...
    1620 - Jodocus Hondius
    10957

    Antique map of Bad Hersfeld, Hesse. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1620.

    180,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Regni Valentiae typus

    Amsterdam, 1623 or 1630

    Antique map of Valencia by Jodocus Hondus. Shows the Spanish Mediterranean coast from Torrevieja to Tarragona. With Alicante, Xàbia, Dénia, Gandia, Castellón de la Plana and L'Ampolla. In the...

    Regni Valentiae typus
    1623 - Jodocus Hondius
    12408

    Coloured map of Valencia. Printed in Amsterdam in 1623 or 1630.

    420,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  China

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1623

    Impressive antique map of China, Japan and Korea by Jodocus Hondius. First published in the Mercator-Hondius Atlas of 1606.At the beginning of the 17th century, little is known about this...

    China
    1623 - Jodocus Hondius
    12412

    Coloured map of China. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1623.

    2 200,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  India Orientalis

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1623

    One of the Most Beautiful Early Maps of Southeast Asia.Antique map of the Indian subcontinent with the Philippines and parts of Indonesia by Jodocus Hondius. Shows Southeast Asia between...

    India Orientalis
    1623 - Jodocus Hondius
    12649

    Coloured map of the Philippines, Thailand, China, India. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1623.

    2 600,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Virginiae Item et Floridae Americae Provinciarum, nova Descriptio

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628

    One of the great early maps of the North-American South, before the Jamestown colony was established. The Mercator-Hondius map of Virginia and Florida, originally published in 1606 by Jodocus...

    Virginiae Item et Floridae Americae Provinciarum, nova Descriptio
    1628 - Jodocus Hondius
    12769

    Coloured map of Virginia and Florida. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.

    3 600,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Gerardus Mercator natus Rupelmundae ... Iudocus Hondius natus in pago Flandriae

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628

    This double portrait depicts two renowned sixteenth-century cartographers, Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius. Created shortly after Hondius' death in 1612, the engraving was made by his widow...

    Gerardus Mercator natus Rupelmundae ... Iudocus Hondius natus in pago...
    1628 - Jodocus Hondius
    12774

    Copper engraving of a portrait. Mercator Hondius Double Portrait. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.

    2 500,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Iaponia

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628

    A beautiful example of Hondius' map of Japan and Korea from the early 17th century. It shows one of the greatest cartographic myth with Korea depicted as an island. But Hondius expressing his...

    Iaponia
    1628 - Jodocus Hondius
    12778

    Coloured map of Japan - Korea. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.

    2 400,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  China

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628

    Impressive antique map of China, Japan and Korea by Jodocus Hondius. First published in the Mercator-Hondius Atlas of 1606.At the beginning of the 17th century, little is known about this...

    China
    1628 - Jodocus Hondius
    12779

    Coloured map of China. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.

    2 700,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Comitatus Mansfeldia

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Nice copper engraved map of Saxony-Anhalt by H. Hondius. One cartouche, a coats-of-arms and a mileage scale. Showing the area between Halle a. d. Saale, Aschersleben, Walkenried and Heldrungen...

    Comitatus Mansfeldia
    1630 - Jodocus Hondius
    10677

    Antique map of Mansfeld, Saxony-Anhalt. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1630.

    170,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Frisia Occidentalis Auctoribus Adriano Metio et Gerardo Freitag.

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Engraved map of West Friesland with the islands Vlieland, Terschelling und Ameland. With 3 cartouches, two sailing ships and a compass rose. Published by H. Hondius after Adrian Metius und Gerard...

    Frisia Occidentalis Auctoribus Adriano Metio et Gerardo Freitag.
    1630 - Jodocus Hondius
    11094

    Antique map of West-Friesland. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius circa 1630.

    450,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, alias Barmudas Dictarum ... Accurate Descripta

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633 [1634]

    Very decorative old coloured antique nautical chart of the Islands of Bermuda by Hendrick Hondius. Shows the Bermuda Islands with Grand Bermuda, Somerset Island and Saint George's Island. Decorated...

    Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, alias Barmudas Dictarum ... Accurate Descripta
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12424

    Old coloured sea chart of Bermuda. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1634.

    1 700,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Europa Exactissime Descripta

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    A beautiful example of Hondius' map of Europe with attractive colors.The map provides a detailed depiction of Europe, including the names of cities, mountains, and rivers. It also features...

    Europa Exactissime Descripta
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12767

    Coloured map of the European continent. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    1 400,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, alias Barmudas Dictarum ... Accurate Descripta

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    First edition of the very decorative nautical chart of the Islands of Bermuda by Hendrick Hondius. Shows the Bermuda Islands with Grand Bermuda, Somerset Island and Saint George's Island. Decorated...

    Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, alias Barmudas Dictarum ... Accurate Descripta
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12770

    Coloured sea chart of Bermuda. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    2 100,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Nova Virginiae Tabula

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    First State of the Hondius' derivative of John Smith's Virginia Map.A very fine example of the first state of Henricus Hondius' derivative of John Smith's significant 1612 map of Virginia....

    Nova Virginiae Tabula
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12771

    Coloured map of Virginia. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    2 900,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Africae nova tabula

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful map of Africa by Henricus Hondius. This version of Jodocus Hondius' map depicts the continent without its decorative borders, which were removed to accommodate the atlas format. The...

    Africae nova tabula
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12776

    Coloured map of the African continent. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    1 600,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula Auct. Henr: Hondio. . . . 1630

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Rare Early Edition of the First State of One of the Most Famous World Maps of the 17th Century.A very fine example of the first state of Henricus Hondius' celebrated world map. This is one...

    Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula Auct....
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12775

    Coloured map of the world. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    12 000,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Insulae Indiae Orientalis Praecipuae, In quibus Moluccae celeberrime sunt

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    The Most Elegant and Decorative Map of the Region (Thomas Suarez)This map by the Dutch mapmaker Jodocus Hondius depicts the European knowledge of the East Indies, which became increasingly...

    Insulae Indiae Orientalis Praecipuae, In quibus Moluccae celeberrime sunt
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12777

    Coloured map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    3 600,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Venezuela, cum parte Australi Novae Andalusiae.

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    A fine 17th century map of Venezuela and the Lesser Antilles by Jodocus Hondius. Shows Venezuela, along with the Windward Islands (comprising Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago), as well as the Lesser...

    Venezuela, cum parte Australi Novae Andalusiae.
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12790

    Coloured map of Venezuela. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    850,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Osnabrugensis Episcopatus. Autore Ioanne Gigante.

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful engraved map of the Osnabrück region drawn by Joannes Gigas, published by J. Hondius. With Quakenbrück, Melle, Wittlage, Iburg, Bentlage und Lingen. One cartouche with a cityview of...

    Osnabrugensis Episcopatus. Autore Ioanne Gigante.
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12791

    Coloured map of Osnabrück. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    450,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Episcopatus Paderbornensis descriptio nova

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful engraved map of the Paderborn region drawn by Joannes Gigas, published by H. Hondius. With two cartouches and a mileage scale. Showing the Rhine river between Koblenz and Wesel. Centred...

    Episcopatus Paderbornensis descriptio nova
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12793

    Coloured map of Paderborn. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    390,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Saxonia Inferior et Meklenborg Duc.

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Early edition of the map of Northern Germany by G. Mercator. Showing the Elbe near Hamburg, Lower Saxony to Brunswick and Mecklenburg to Rügen. With Stade, Lüneburg, Lübeck, Wismar and Rostock. Top...

    Saxonia Inferior et Meklenborg Duc.
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12796

    Coloured map of Norddeutschland. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    450,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Situs Terrae Promissionis.S.S.Bibliorum intelligentiam.

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    A magnificent map of the Holy Land by H. Hondius based on the influential work of Christian Van Adrichom. The map is intricately engraved and features a wealth of biblical scenes, including the...

    Situs Terrae Promissionis.S.S.Bibliorum intelligentiam.
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12815

    Coloured map of the Holy Land. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    490,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae Tabula.

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    A beautifully ornate map of the British Isles by Henricus Hondius. At the top left corner, the title is elegantly presented within a lavishly adorned cartouche. To the top right, an exquisite...

    Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae Tabula.
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12816

    Coloured map of the British Isles. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    980,00 €
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