Decorative double hemisphere map of the World, based upon Mercator's map of 1569. The map is by Jodocus Hondius Jr., who was then working with Bertius, following his father's death in 1612.
Fine example of Bertius' reduced size version of Gerhard Mercator's highly important and influential map of the North Pole, first published in 1595. Gerard Mercator was the first cartographer to create a polar projection of the earth. His map, the...
