Ducatus Geldriae novissima descriptio [Henricus HONDIUS after , 1629]

Ducatus Geldriae novissima descriptio – Detailed map of Gelderland, a province in the Netherlands. Two coats of arms, one with scale. Ships on ‘De Zuyderzee’. French text on verso.

Description

Ducatus Geldriae novissima descriptio

Copperplate engraving/etching. on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 58 x 47,5 cm. Image size: 50 x 39 cm.

Source unknown, to be determined.

Made by Henricus Hondius after an anonymous artist. Henricus Hondius II or Hendrik Hondius the Younger (1597 – 16 August 1651) was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher. He was born in Amsterdam, the son of the famous cartographer Jodocus Hondius who had started a map-making business in the city. Henricus obtained the original plates of the Mercator 1569 world map, and published a 1606 version of it. After his father died in 1612 Henricus co-ran the business with his brother-in-law.[1] In 1621 opened his own company in his hometown. The first time his name was mentioned in an atlas was in 1623 when he published the fifth edition of the Mercator-Hondius atlas. After 1628 Henricus partnered with the cartographer Jan Janssonius and together they continued the business.

Condition: Excellent, given age. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: DUCATUS GELDRIAE-GELDERLAND-NETHERLANDS-HOLLAND

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