This beautiful, original map of
the Hennenberg region of Bavaria,
Germany was published in the 1639 French
edition of Mercators Atlas published by Henricus Hondius and Jan Jansson.
Jodocus Hondius (1563 - 1612), one of the
most notable engravers of his time, is known for his work in association with
many of the cartographers and publishers prominent at the end of the sixteenth
and the beginning of the seventeenth century.
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Mercator's Atlas which, in spite of its
excellence, had not competed successfully with the continuing demand of the
Ortelius Theatrum Orbis
Terrarum.
To meet this competition Hondius added about 40 maps to Mercator's original
number and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages, still under
Mercator's name but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become
known as the Mercator/Hondius series. The following year the maps were
re-engraved in miniature form and issued as a pocket
Atlas Minor.
After the death of Jodocus Hondius the Elder in 1612, work on the two atlases,
folio and miniature, was carried on by his widow and sons, Jodocus II and
Henricus, and eventually in conjunction with Jan Jansson in Amsterdam. In all,
from 1606 onwards, nearly 50 editions with increasing numbers of maps with texts
in the main European languages were printed. (Ref: Koeman; M&B; Tooley)
Condition Report:
Paper thickness and quality: -
Heavy and stable
Paper color: - off white
Age of map color: - Early
Colors used: - Yellow, pink, green
General color appearance: - Authentic
Paper size: - 23in x 19in (585mm x 485mm)
Plate size: - 19 1/2in x 15in (495mm x 380mm)
Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - None
Plate area: - None
Verso: - None
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