Antique Print-ULTRAIECTINUS-UTRECHT-Hondius-1628

Subject: Antique print, titled: ‘Episcop Ultrajectinus Auct. Balthazaro Florentio a Berkenrode.’ – Map of the Utrecht Episcopat in the Netherlands. With coat of arms and two decorative cartouches.

Condition: Excellent, given age. Original middle fold, tear in lower part of the middle fold, reinforced using contemporary paper backed with acid free archival tape. French text on reverse. Remains of attachment to carrier to the rear of the sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Contemporary hand-coloured copperplate engraving on hand-laid paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 57.9 x 48 cm. The image size is ca. 49.7 x 37.9 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 22.8 x 18.9 inch. The image size is ca. 19.6 x 14.9 inch.

Part Number: 54413

Location: PCO-P8-19

Description: Published in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius ca. 1628.

Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘Engraved by Evert Simonsz Hamersvelt’ after ‘Balthasar Florisz. van Berckenrode’. Evert Simonsz Hamersvelt (born 1591) was an Amsterdam wood engraver, who cooperated with Salomon Rogier to make 36 maps for H. Hondius. Balthasar Florisz van Berckenrode (1591 – 1645) was a Dutch Cartographer from Delft. Publisher: Henricus Honius was the son of Jodocus Hondius who was born 1563 in Ghent (Flanders) and grown up there. He became a globe maker and map engraver. In 1593 set up his business in Amsterdam after he spent some years in London. He was one of the most important engravers of his time and engraved maps for van den Keere, Waghenaer or Speed. Hondius bought the plates of Mercator in 1604, added around 40 maps and published the Atlas first 1606 still under Mercators name. After his death 1612 in Amsterdam, the business was carried out by his sons Jodocus II and Henricus (1597-1651).