Antique Maps by Johannes Janssonius (*1588 - 1664)

Johannes Janssonius also known as Jan Jansson was born 1588 in Arnhem, Netherlands. His father was a bookseller and publisher (Jan Janszoon the Elder). When he married the daughter of the cartographer Jodocus Hondius he also set up a business as book publisher in Amsterdam. His first map was published in 1616. Around 15 years later he set up a partnership with his brother in law Hondius add issued further editions of the Mercator/Hondius atlas. After his death in 1664, his heirs still have published several maps. Many of his plates have been acquired by Pieter Schenk and Gerard Valk.
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Flandriae Pars Occidentalis

    Amsterdam, circa 1647

    Beautiful copper engraved map of Western Flanders by J. Janssonius. Showing the coast line from Nieuport over Dunkirk to Calais. With sailing ships, decorative cartouche and compass rose. Latin...

    Flandriae Pars Occidentalis
    1647 - Johannes Janssonius
    10404

    Antique map of Dunkirk, Calais, Belgium. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1647.

    330,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Nova et accurata descriptio Delphinatus vulgo Dauphiné

    Amsterdam, circa 1650

    Original hand coloured map of Dauphiné / Rhône-Alpes by Jan Jansson, centred around Grenoble. Also showing Vienne, Valance, Lyon, Chambéry. Three beautiful coloured cartouche.

    Nova et accurata descriptio Delphinatus vulgo Dauphiné
    1650 - Johannes Janssonius
    10105

    Old coloured map of Grenoble, Dauphine. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1650.

    200,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Lionnois, Forest, Beauiolois et Masconnois

    Amsterdam, circa 1650

    Detailed original hand coloured map of the area between the Pays de Bresse on the North and the Lyonnais printed by Joan Jansson. Showing the towns Lyon and Vienne at the Rivers Saône and Rhone....

    Lionnois, Forest, Beauiolois et Masconnois
    1650 - Johannes Janssonius
    10104

    Old coloured map of Lyon. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1650.

    200,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Pascaart, Waer in men claarlyck zien can, alle havens rivieren droogten, gelegen tusschen C.S....

    Johannis Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1650

    Rare and very decorative sea chart of the Atlantic coast of North Africa. Shows the coastline from southern Portugal to Gibraltar and North Africa from Morocco to Gambia. With the Canary Islands...

    Pascaart, Waer in men claarlyck zien can, alle havens rivieren droogten,...
    1650 - Johannes Janssonius
    11864

    Coloured sea chart of the Atlantic Ocean. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannis Janssonius in 1650.

    750,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Pascaart vande Noort-Zee. Tabula Hydrographica Oceani Borealis.

    Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1650

    Rare and very decorative, old coloured sea chart of the North Sea by J. Janssonius. Shows the North Sea coast with the Shetland and Orkney Islands, the Scottish and English east coast, Calais and...

    Pascaart vande Noort-Zee. Tabula Hydrographica Oceani Borealis.
    1650 - Johannes Janssonius
    11914

    Old coloured sea chart of the North Sea. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1650.

    1 650,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Sinus Gangeticus, Vulgo Golfo De Bengala Nova descriptio.

    Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1650

    Rare and very decorative, old coloured sea chart of the Bay of Bengal by J. Janssonius. Shows the north-eastern part of the Indian Ocean with Sri Lanka, the east coast of India, Bangladesh,...

    Sinus Gangeticus, Vulgo Golfo De Bengala Nova descriptio.
    1650 - Johannes Janssonius
    11915

    Old coloured sea chart of the Gulf of Bengal. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1650.

    850,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Atlantis Majoris Quinta Pars Orbem Maritimum seu Omnium Marium totius Orbis Terrarum...

    J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1650

    Old coloured title page of the "Water World", the Maritim Atlas of J. Janssonius, first edition, fully high-lighted in gold. The fifth part of the Latin edition of the Atlas Novus published 1650...

    Atlantis Majoris Quinta Pars Orbem Maritimum seu Omnium Marium totius...
    1650 - Johannes Janssonius
    12727

    Title page of Janssonius' Maritim Atlas Novus. Printed in Amsterdam 1650.

    850,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Nuevo Atlas o Teatro De todo el Mundo ... de Germania la Inferior o Payses baxos

    J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1653

    Title page of the Netherlands part of the Hondius-Janssonius Atlas. From the Spanish edition of the Atlas Novus published 1653 in Amsterdam.At the top two lions hold a cloth with 17...

    Nuevo Atlas o Teatro De todo el Mundo ... de Germania la Inferior o...
    1653 - Johannes Janssonius
    12718

    Title page of Janssonius' Atlas Novus. Printed in Amsterdam 1653.

    450,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Galli Polis / La fidelissima Citta di Gallipoli...

    Amsterdam, 1657

    Old colored city view of Gallipoli from the Latin edition of the town book by J. Janssonius from 1657. A coat of arms at the top, the title cartouche at lower left. Latin text on the verso.

    Galli Polis / La fidelissima Citta di Gallipoli...
    1657 - Johannes Janssonius
    12844

    Old coloured town view of Gallipoli. Printed in Amsterdam in the year 1657.

    650,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Tribus Simeon et pars meridionalis Tribus Dan, et orientalis Tribus Iuda

    1658

    One sheet of the large six sheet wall map which is based on the map of Adrichom "Situs Terrae Promissionis". Oriented to the south-east. Showing a lot of topographical features, e.g. roads, towns...

    Tribus Simeon et pars meridionalis Tribus Dan, et orientalis Tribus Iuda
    1658 - Johannes Janssonius
    10141

    Old coloured map of Israel, Palestine. Printed in the year 1658.

    390,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Nova et Accurata Wolgae Fluminis, olim Rha Dicti Delineatio

    Johannes van Waesbergen, Moses Pitt, London, circa 1680

    Attractive engraved map of the Volga with original old colours. Showing the river in two vertical strips from Veliky Novgorod to Astrakhan where it discharges into the Caspian Sea. With three...

    Nova et Accurata Wolgae Fluminis, olim Rha Dicti Delineatio
    1680 - Johannes Janssonius
    11451

    Coloured map of the Volga. Printed in London by Johannes van Waesbergen, Moses Pitt circa 1680.

    720,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Dwinae Fluvii, Nova Descriptio

    Johannes van Waesbergen, Moses Pitt, London, circa 1680

    Attractive engraved map of the Northern Dvina with original old colours. Showing the river in three horizontal strips from its fountain to Arkhangelsk where it discharges into the White Sea. With...

    Dwinae Fluvii, Nova Descriptio
    1680 - Johannes Janssonius
    11452

    Coloured map of Sewernaja Dwina, Northern Dvina. Printed in London by Johannes van Waesbergen, Moses Pitt circa 1680.

    680,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Insulae Canariae, olim Fortunatae Dictae

    Valk & Schenk, Amsterdam, circa 1690

    Very decorative nautical chart of the Canary Islands by J. Janssonius. Shows Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma and Madeira. With beautiful old color. Decorated...

    Insulae Canariae, olim Fortunatae Dictae
    1690 - Johannes Janssonius
    12760

    Old coloured sea chart of the Canary Islands with Madeira. Published by Valk & Schenk in Amsterdam around 1690.

    890,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Insula Borneo et occidentalis pars Celebis cum adiacentibus Insulis

    Valk & Schenk, Amsterdam, circa 1690

    Rare and very decorative old colored sea chart of Borneo by J. Janssonius. Shows the island belonging to Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei in the Malay Archipelago. West oriented sea chart. Decorated...

    Insula Borneo et occidentalis pars Celebis cum adiacentibus Insulis
    1690 - Johannes Janssonius
    12761

    Sea chart of Borneo, Malaysia, Indonesia. Printed in Amsterdam by Valk & Schenk circa 1690.

    800,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Iunnan, Queicheu, Quangsi et Quantung Provinciae Regni Sinensis ...

    G. Valk & P. Schenk, Amsterdam, 1720

    Janssonius' map of the south-western provinces of China, beautiful coloured by a contemporary hand. Re-issued by G. Valk and P. Schenk. Decorated with two figural cartouches, a legend and three...

    Iunnan, Queicheu, Quangsi et Quantung Provinciae Regni Sinensis ...
    1720 - Johannes Janssonius
    11277

    Old coloured map of Hainan, Southwest China. Printed in Amsterdam by G. Valk & P. Schenk in 1720.

    1 100,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Nova Franconiae Descriptio. Amsterdam

    J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1626 [1632]

    Rare 'carte-à-figure' of Franconia engraved by Abraham Goos in 1626 for J. Janssonius. Showing Franconia with Bamberg, Wurzburg, Nuremberg, Heidelberg and Wertheim. The map has coats of arms and...

    Nova Franconiae Descriptio. Amsterdam
    1626 - Johannes Janssonius
    10958

    Antique map of Franconia, Bavaria. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius in 1632.

  • Johannes Janssonius:  Meklenburg Ducatus. Auctore Ioanne Laurenbergio.

    J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Attractive map of northern Germany, showing the area of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. From J. W. Lauremberg by J. Janssonius. Two cartouches, a mileage scale, two ships, a compass rose and coat of arms...

    Meklenburg Ducatus. Auctore Ioanne Laurenbergio.
    1630 - Johannes Janssonius
    10959

    Antique map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius circa 1630.

  • Johannes Janssonius:  Episcopatus Hildesiensis descriptio novissima

    Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Copper engraved map of Lower Saxony centred around Hildesheim by J. Janssonius. Showing the area from Hannover and Braunschweig in the North, towards Einbeck in the Southern Hundsruck. With one...

    Episcopatus Hildesiensis descriptio novissima
    1630 - Johannes Janssonius
    10960

    Antique map of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1630.

  • Johannes Janssonius:  Nova Illustrissimi Ducatus Pomeraniae Tabula

    J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, circa 1630

    Antique map of Pomerania by Johannes Janssonius. Shows the Baltic coast from Stralsund with Rügen and Usedom to Gdansk. With Szczecin and Toruń. Decorated with 3 cartouches, the portrait of...

    Nova Illustrissimi Ducatus Pomeraniae Tabula
    1630 - Johannes Janssonius
    12564

    Coloured map of Pomerania. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius circa 1630.

  • Johannes Janssonius:  Typus Frisiae Orientalis

    Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1630 [1633]

    Beautiful map of East Frisia by Johannes Janssonius after Ubbo Emmius. Showing the North Sea coast of Friesland between Dollart and the Jadebusen with Emden, Leer and the East Frisian Islands...

    Typus Frisiae Orientalis
    1630 - Johannes Janssonius
    12663

    Old coloured map of East Frisia, Ostfriesland. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1633.

  • Johannes Janssonius:  Meklenburg Ducatus. Auctore Ioanne Laurenbergio.

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Antique map of Northern Germany by J. Janssonius. Showing Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with the Baltic Sea coast from Lübeck via Rostock to Ribnitz-Damgarten. In the southwest the Elbe river from...

    Meklenburg Ducatus. Auctore Ioanne Laurenbergio.
    1633 - Johannes Janssonius
    11923

    Coloured map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

  • Johannes Janssonius:  Germaniae Veteris typus

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautifully colored copper engraved map of ancient Central Europe after Abraham Ortelius by J. Janssonius. Engraved by the famous Flemish engraver Pieter van den Keere. To the upper left a title...

    Germaniae Veteris typus
    1633 - Johannes Janssonius
    12814

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

  • Johannes Janssonius:  Westphalia Ducatus

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautifully coloured antique map of the Duchy of Westphalia by J. Janssonius. Showing the area between Essen, Olpe, Landau and Lippe with Meschede in the centre. Decorated with a title cartouche...

    Westphalia Ducatus
    1633 - Johannes Janssonius
    12825

    Coloured map of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

  • Johannes Janssonius:  Erpach Comitatus

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautifully coloured map of the Odenwald region by J. Janssonius. Engraved by the famous Flemish engraver Pieter van den Keere (also Kerius). With two cartouche, a compass rose and coat of arms....

    Erpach Comitatus
    1633 - Johannes Janssonius
    12828

    Coloured map of the Odenwald, Bergstrasse, Erbach. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

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