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:  Atlas novus, sive sive Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ... in Tres Tomos

    J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1641

    Old coloured title page of the Hondius-Janssonius Atlas. From the Latin edition of the Atlas Novus published 1641 in Amsterdam.Pieter van der Krogt in Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici ,...

    Atlas novus, sive sive Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ... in Tres Tomos
    1641 - Jodocus Hondius
    12725

    Title page of Janssonius' Atlas Novus. Printed in Amsterdam 1641.

    490,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Nova Africae Tabula Auctore Jodoco Hondio

    Amsterdam, 1606

    Old coloured map of Africa by Jodocus Hondus. The second map of Africa by Hondius, first published in the Mercator-Hondius Atlas of 1606. The geographical information is based on the Mercator map...

    Nova Africae Tabula Auctore Jodoco Hondio
    1606 - Jodocus Hondius
    12406

    Old coloured map of the African continent. Printed in Amsterdam in the year 1606.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Meklenburg Ducatus. Auctore Ioanne Laurenbergio.

    Amsterdam, circa 1610

    Attractive map of north Germany, showing the area of Mecklenburg. From J. W. Lauremberg by H. Hondius. 3 cartouches, ships and coat of arms in place.

    Meklenburg Ducatus. Auctore Ioanne Laurenbergio.
    1610 - Jodocus Hondius
    10015

    Coloured map of Mecklenburg. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1610.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Asiae Nova Descriptio Auctore Jodoco Hondio

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1613-19

    Beautiful antique map of the Asian continent by Jodocus Hondius. Shows Asia from the Mediterranean to the Pacific. With the Arabian Peninsula, India, Thailand, China, Japan, Korea as an island,...

    Asiae Nova Descriptio Auctore Jodoco Hondio
    1613 - Jodocus Hondius
    12560

    Coloured map of the Asian continent. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1613.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Chorographica Tabula Lacus Lemanni Locorumque Circumiacentium Auctore Iac. G. Genevensi

    Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1613-16

    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...
    1613 - Jodocus Hondius
    12647

    Coloured map of the Lac Leman, Lake Geneva. Printed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius in 1613.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Nova Famigerabilis Insulae ac Ducatus Rugiae Descripto.

    Amsterdam, 1623

    Beautiful old coloured map of Rügen with Hiddensee by Eilhard Lübben. Shows the coast of the Baltic Sea from Peenemunde and Stralsund to Barhöft and the island of Rügen with many details. The...

    Nova Famigerabilis Insulae ac Ducatus Rugiae Descripto.
    1623 - Jodocus Hondius
    11520

    Old coloured map of Rügen, Baltic Sea. Printed in Amsterdam in the year 1623.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Germaniae nova et accurata descriptio - Germania

    Everard Cloppenburgh, Amsterdam, 1625 [1630]

    Scarce Visscher-Hondius map of the Holy Roman Empire with side panels.Very decorative and rare 'carte-à-figures' map of Germany with the surrounding countries by Jodocus Hondius. This...

    Germaniae nova et accurata descriptio - Germania
    1625 - Jodocus Hondius
    12655

    Antique map of Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by Everard Cloppenburgh in 1630.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  America

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628

    This map, engraved by Jodocus Hondius the Elder, is a finely colored example of a highly sought-after map of America. It was created in 1604 for Hondius' first edition of the Mercator Atlas Sive...

    America
    1628 - Jodocus Hondius
    12765

    Coloured map of the American continent. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.

  • 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.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  America Meridionalis

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628

    This highly sought-after map of South America was engraved by Jodocus Hondius. It is one of the earliest decorative maps available that depicts the South American continent. The map includes the...

    America Meridionalis
    1628 - Jodocus Hondius
    12772

    Coloured map of South America. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Nassovia Comitatus

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Nice copper engraved map of Nassau by H. Hondius. Two nice cartouches and a coats-of-arm. Showing the area between Koblenz, Wiesbaden, Gießen and Olpe. Rare separate issued sheet without the text...

    Nassovia Comitatus
    1630 - Jodocus Hondius
    10673

    Antique map of Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1630.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Archiepiscopatus Trevirensis Descriptio Nova

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Nice copper engraved map of the western part of Rhineland-Palatinate by H. Hondius. One cartouche, a coats-of-arms and a mileage scale. Showing the area between Trier, Cologne and Hanau. Rare...

    Archiepiscopatus Trevirensis Descriptio Nova
    1630 - Jodocus Hondius
    10674

    Antique map of the Rhineland-Palatinate. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1630.

  • 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.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Totius Rheni, ab eius Capitibus ad Oceanu usque Germanicum in quem se Exonerat Novißima Descriptio

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Coloured copper engraved map of the course of the Rhine river between Switzerland and the Netherlands by H. Hondius. With two cartouches and mileage scale. Originally printed on top of each other...

    Totius Rheni, ab eius Capitibus ad Oceanu usque Germanicum in quem se...
    1630 - Jodocus Hondius
    10692

    Coloured map of the course of the Rhine River. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1630.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Frisia Occidentalis Auctoribus Adriano Metio et Gerardo Freitag.

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Original old coloured 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...

    Frisia Occidentalis Auctoribus Adriano Metio et Gerardo Freitag.
    1630 - Jodocus Hondius
    10844

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

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Hassia Landgraviatus / Illustrissimo Principi ac Domino D. Wilhelmo Dei gratia Lantgravio Hassiae...

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Very detailed engraved map of Hesse by H. Hondius. With two cartouches and a mileage scale. Showing the area between Alsfeld, Northeim and Eisenach. Centred on the town of Kassel. Without the text...

    Hassia Landgraviatus / Illustrissimo Principi ac Domino D. Wilhelmo Dei...
    1630 - Jodocus Hondius
    10953

    Antique map of Hesse. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1630.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Coloniensis Archiepiscopatus

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Copper engraved map of the area around Cologne by H. Hondius. With one cartouche and a mileage scale. Showing the River Rhine between Koblenz and Wesel. Centred on the town of Cologne. Without the...

    Coloniensis Archiepiscopatus
    1630 - Jodocus Hondius
    10954

    Antique map of Cologne, North Rhein-Westphalia. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1630.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Totius Circuli Westphalici Accurata descriptio Amstelodami Sumptibus Henrici Hondy

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    West oriented copper engraved map of Lower Saxony with Friesland by H. Hondius. Showing the coastal line between the river mouth of Rhine and Elbe and down to Cologne in the South. With one figural...

    Totius Circuli Westphalici Accurata descriptio Amstelodami Sumptibus...
    1630 - Jodocus Hondius
    10956

    Antique map of Friesland, Lower Saxony. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1630.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Principatus Anhaldinus et Magdeburgensis Archiepiscopatus

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Nice copper engraved map of Saxony-Anhalt by H. Hondius. With one figural cartouche and a mileage scale. Showing the course of the River Elbe Werben and Wittenberg centred around Magdeburg. Without...

    Principatus Anhaldinus et Magdeburgensis Archiepiscopatus
    1630 - Jodocus Hondius
    10964

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

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Serenißimo Principi Ac Domino, D. Christiano Duci Brunsvicensi Et Luneburgensi Hanc accuratißiman...

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Very detailed copper engraved map of Lower-Saxony by H. Hondius. With one title cartouche dedicated to D. Christianus. Bounded on the west by the River Wesel between Hoya and Hannoversch Munden, up...

    Serenißimo Principi Ac Domino, D. Christiano Duci Brunsvicensi Et...
    1630 - Jodocus Hondius
    10966

    Antique map of Lower-Saxony. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1630.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Comitatus Bentheimensis Noua Descriptio Auth. Ioann. Westenberg - Amstelodami Sumptibus Henrici...

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Nice copper engraved map of the Country of Bentheim by H. Hondius. With one title cartouche. Showing Linge, Enschede, Bad Bentheim, Coevorden, Neuenhaus and Nordhorn, centred around Bad Bentheim....

    Comitatus Bentheimensis Noua Descriptio Auth. Ioann. Westenberg -...
    1630 - Jodocus Hondius
    10967

    Antique map of Bad Bentheim, Lower-Saxony. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1630.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Africae nova tabula

    circa 1633

    Attractive coloured map of Africa. Various animals appear in Africa, seamonsters and fishes in the ocean. It was publish first 1619 by Jodocus Hondius with four decorative borders (state 1). After...

    Africae nova tabula
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    10075

    Coloured map of the African continent. Printed circa 1633.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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