Fine example of Hondius' map of China and Southeast Asia, from a French edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. One of the finest early Dutch maps of the region, first published in 1606 as one of the 37 new maps engraved for Jodocus Hondius' expanded...
Fine Example of Decorative Map of the East Indies from the Mercator-Hondius Atlas This map showcases European knowledge of the East Indies, an area of increasing importance to Europe from the early-sixteenth century onwards. The focus is on the...
Nice old color example of the most influential maps of Africa published at the end of the 16th century. Mercator's finely engraved map of Africa depicts the continent as it was known in the late 16th century. This map is based on Gerard Mercator's...
Antique Map of Africa Heightened in Gold Leaf Striking example of Hondius' map of Africa, first issued in 1606. This was Hondius' second map of Africa, and reflects considerable improvements in the geography of the interior. Cape Horn is more rounded...
![Gerardus Mercator . . . [and] . . . Iudocus Hondius . . .](/map/small/64808.jpg)
Striking image showing Mercator and Hondius in their idealized workshop. This famous portrait of two of the most important mapmakers during the Golden Age of Dutch cartography was engraved by Coletta Hondius, as a tribute to her late husband, shortly...
