Janssonius / Hondius

LO 2888

Catalonia

"Catalonia"

Map of the Principality Catalonia, with cartouche at upper left and lower right.

Orig. coloured copper engraving by Henricus Hondius and Joannes Janssonius, Amsterdam c1638, 38,7 x 48,4 cm.

Very good impression, restored tear at the lower part, 2 smoothed folds at lower right, otherwise very good condition.

€ 450,-

Some details of the map:

Hondius. Family of engravers, cartographers and publishers in Amsterdam. Jodocus Hondius (1563 - 1612) aquired the plates for the Mercator atlas 1604, which he reissued - with texts by his brother-in-law Petrus Montanus - in a new enlarged edition (published by H. Hondius till 1641). His sons Jodocus Hondius jun. (1594 - 1629) and Henricus Hondius (1597 - 1651) took over the firm, continued by Henricus Hondius together with his brother-in-law J. Janssonius from 1630 on.

Joannes Janssonius (1588-1664). Cartographer and publisher in Amsterdam. Worked together with his brother-in-law Jodocus Hondius, carrying on the publishing company, which became his own property 1645.

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