Fossa Eugeniana quae a rheno ad mosam duci coepta est (…) [Henricus HONDIUS after , c. 1635]

Name: Fossa Eugeniana quae a rheno ad mosam duci coepta est (…) [Henricus HONDIUS after , c. 1635]
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Fossa Eugeniana quae a rheno ad mosam duci coepta est (…) – Map of the Fossa Eugenia, a canal that was intended to link the rivers Maas (Meuse) and Rijn (Rhine). Initiated by the Spanish occupational forces, and later continued by Napoleon Bonaparte as part of the Grand Canal du Nord The canal was never finished.

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SKU: 20180926P020 Categories: Germany, Netherlands Tags: Fossa Eugenia, Limburg, Maps

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Fossa Eugeniana quae a rheno ad mosam duci coepta est (…)

Copperplate engraving/etching. on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 55,8 x 45,2 cm. Image size: 49 x 37 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: Good, given age. Light foxing, mainy in the margins. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: FOSSA EUGENIA-CANAL-VENLO-RIJN-MAAS

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