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:  Portugalliae que olim Lusitania, novißima et exactißima descriptio, Auctore Vernando Alvaro Secco

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    This map of Portugal, dating back to the 17th century, is considered a notable example of cartographic craftsmanship from that period. Engraved by Baptista van Doetecum for the Mercator-Hondius...

    Portugalliae que olim Lusitania, novißima et exactißima descriptio,...
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12847

    Coloured map of Spain - Portugal. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    700,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Typus Hispaniae ab Hesselo Gerardo delineata...

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    This beautiful antique map of the iberian peninsula, dating back to the 17th century, depicts the geographical regions of Spain, including Portugal, Galicia, Castile and Léon, Andalusia, Granada,...

    Typus Hispaniae ab Hesselo Gerardo delineata...
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12848

    Coloured map of Spain - Portugal. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    650,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Chorographica Tabula Lacus Lemanni Locorumque Circumiacentium Auctore Iac. G. Genevensi

    Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Antique map of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) by Jodocus Hondius after Jacques Goulart. Showing the Lake Geneva with Geneva (Genève) and Lausanne. Oriented to the southeast. Decorated with two cartouches,...

    Chorographica Tabula Lacus Lemanni Locorumque Circumiacentium Auctore...
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12849

    Coloured map of the Lac Leman, Lake Geneva. Printed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius in 1633.

    1 200,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Hispaniae Novae Nova Descriptio

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautifully coloured antique map of Mexico by the Jodocus Hondius. With a beautiful title cartouche and mileage scales in both Dutch and Spanish miles.The map is densely populated with towns...

    Hispaniae Novae Nova Descriptio
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12867

    Coloured map of Mexico. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    800,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Turcici Imperii Imago

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautifully coloured antique map of the Ottoman Empire from the 1633 French edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas Major, published by Henricus Hondius and Johannes Janssonius. The geographical...

    Turcici Imperii Imago
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12872

    Coloured map of the Ottoman Empire. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    1 350,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Guineae Nova Descriptio

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Highly decorative antique map by Jodocus Hondius, showing the West African Coast from Rio Senego (Senegal) to Cape Lopez, just below the equator. The map extends its coverage to include Guinea,...

    Guineae Nova Descriptio
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12873

    Coloured map of West Africa. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    750,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Abissinorum sive Pretiosi Ioannis Imperiu

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    This beautifully coloured antique map of central Africa focuses on the legendary kingdom of Christian Prester John. It follows the cartography style of Ortelius and is based on the travels of...

    Abissinorum sive Pretiosi Ioannis Imperiu
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12874

    Coloured map of East Africa. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    690,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Guiana sive Amazonum Regio

    Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful coloured antique map of Guiana by Jodocus Hondius, showcasing the northeastern parts of South America, Lake Parima (Parime Lacus), and the route to El Dorado. The map's geographical...

    Guiana sive Amazonum Regio
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12876

    Coloured map of Guiana. Printed in Amsterdam by Janssonius in 1633.

    550,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Fessae et Marocchi Regna

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful and decorative map of North-West Africa, with Morocco, the Canaries and Madeira by Jodocus Hondius. With an inset of the island of Penon de Veles. From the French edition of the...

    Fessae et Marocchi Regna
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12879

    Coloured map of Morocco, Madeira, Canary Islands. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    750,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Cuba Insula / Hispaniola Insula / Insula Iamaica / Ins. S. Ioannis / I.S. Margareta cum Confiniis

    J. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    This beautiful antique map by Jodocus Hondius showcases Cuba and Hispaniola, with insets featuring Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Margarita Island. It's a beautifully engraved map, rich in detail,...

    Cuba Insula / Hispaniola Insula / Insula Iamaica / Ins. S. Ioannis /...
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12882

    Coloured map of Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Hondius in 1633.

    1 200,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Tabula Exactissima Regnorum Sueciae et Norvegiae, nec non Maris Universi Orientalis...

    J. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Scarce map of Scandinavia and the Baltic region by J. Hondius. It was only included in a few early editions of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas and is quite rare. After Anders Bure's large map of...

    Tabula Exactissima Regnorum Sueciae et Norvegiae, nec non Maris Universi...
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12883

    Coloured map of Scandinavia. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Hondius in 1633.

    2 500,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Tartaria

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    This beautiful map of the Tartary, first published by Jodocus Hondius in Amsterdam in 1606, vividly depicts East Asia, with a focus on Tartary, Central Asia, and Asiatic Russia.Noteworthy...

    Tartaria
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12886

    Coloured map of Russia. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    950,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Nassovia Comitatus

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Antique map of the county of Nassau by J. Hondius. Shows the Westerwald and the Taunus with the Lahn river basin (from Lollar to Lahnstein) in the center. With Koblenz, Wiesbaden, Gießen, Olpe,...

    Nassovia Comitatus
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12888

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

    390,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Ins. Ceilan quae Incolis Tenarisin Dicitur

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful coloured antique map of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) by Jodocus Hondius. Oriented with east at the top, decorated with an elephant, a deer, a fox, a sailing ship, a compass rose and three...

    Ins. Ceilan quae Incolis Tenarisin Dicitur
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12890

    Coloured map of Sri Lanka, Ceylon. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    950,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Chili

    J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful antique map of Chile by Jodocus Hondius. Showing Chile along its Pacific coast with an eastward orientation. The rugged, mountainous terrain dominates the interior, also two...

    Chili
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12892

    Coloured map of Chile. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius in 1633.

    650,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Legionis Biscaiae et Guipiscoae typus

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful antique map of northern Spain by J. Hondius. Shows the northern Spanish coastline with the Basque Country, Castile and León. With the provinces of Asturias and Cantabria on the Bay of...

    Legionis Biscaiae et Guipiscoae typus
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12957

    Antique map of Leon, Vizcaya, Guipuzcoa. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    790,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Castiliae veteris et novae descriptio anno 1606

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful antique map of Castile, Spain by J. Hondius. Showing the provinces of Castile-La Mancha, Madrid and León with the rivers Duero, Tajo, Guadiana and in the north-east the Ebro. With...

    Castiliae veteris et novae descriptio anno 1606
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12958

    Antique map of Castile, Castilla. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    390,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Gallaecia Regnum

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful antique map of Galicia (Galicia) by J. Hondius. Shows the historical kingdom of Galicia on the Atlantic coast with the present-day provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra in...

    Gallaecia Regnum
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12959

    Antique map of Galiza, Galicia. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    690,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Andaluziae Nova descript.

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful antique map of Andalusia (Andalucia) by J. Hondius. Shows the southern Spanish province of Andalusia along the Atlantic coast from Faro via Huelva, Cádiz to Gibraltar and along the...

    Andaluziae Nova descript.
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12960

    Antique map of Andalucia, Andalusia. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    650,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Regni Valentiae typus

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful antique map of Valencia by J. Hondius. Showing the Spanish Mediterranean coast from Torrevieja to Tarragona. With Alicante, Xàbia, Dénia, Gandia, Castellón de la Plana and L'Ampolla....

    Regni Valentiae typus
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12961

    Antique map of Valencia. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    420,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Novissima Arragoniae Regni Tabula

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful antique map of Aragon by J. Hondius after Joao Baptista Lavanha. Showing the Kingdom of Aragon from the Ebro estuary with the Ebro delta to Calahorra. With Tarragona, Saragossa, Ariza,...

    Novissima Arragoniae Regni Tabula
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12962

    Antique map of Aragon. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    390,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Cataloniae Principatus Descriptio Nova

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful antique map of Catalonia (Catalunya) by J. Hondius. Showing the Catalan Mediterranean coast from the Ebro to France. With Tarragona, Lleida, Girona, Barcelona in the centre....

    Cataloniae Principatus Descriptio Nova
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12963

    Antique map of Catalonia, Cataluna, Catalunya. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    650,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Accuratissima Brasiliae Tabula. Amstelodami Henricus Hondius excudit.

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1636

    Antique map of Brazil by Henricus Hondius. Shows a very detailed and accurate coastline while the interior is still speculative. With two inset maps of Baya de Todos os Sanctos (Bay of All...

    Accuratissima Brasiliae Tabula. Amstelodami Henricus Hondius excudit.
    1636 - Jodocus Hondius
    11918

    Coloured map of Brazil. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1636.

    950,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Americae pars Meridionalis

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1638

    Beautiful map of the South American continent by Henricus Hondius. This map offers a wealth of geographical detail concerning South America, complemented by several vignettes depicting indigenous...

    Americae pars Meridionalis
    1638 - Jodocus Hondius
    12806

    Coloured map of South America. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1638.

    1 500,00 €
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