Hondius, Henricus. Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula. Amsterdam: Hondius, 1630. French text on verso. Hand-colored. 15 x 21.25 in. (380 x 540 mm) print area. This wonderfully decorative map features portrait cartouches of Julius Caesar Claudius Ptolomeus, Gerardus Mercator and Judocus (Jodocus) Hondius, in strapwork frames in the four corners. Above and below each hemisphere are vignettes representing the four elements: Ignis (fire), Aer (air), Aqua (water), Terra (earth). Between the hemispheres at top is a celestial globe; below are personages from India, America and Africa making offerings to Europa. Quiequid habet Ganges et Divas America quiequid. Quas et opes mittunt Arabes, Indi, Africa, Seres Per maria et terras ad publica commode gnarus Hue fert Mercator; paucisa et plurima dicam Pars tenet hec mundi reliquas celeberrima partes. Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius put out their atlas just before the turn of the 17th century, and it remained little changed for decades (at least in the world maps). As information poured into Europe (the "Age of Discovery" was well underway), competition to publish the latest and most accurate maps heated up. Under pressure from Willem Blaeu and sons, and others, Henricus Hondius, son of Jodocus, and his partner, Jan Jansson rushed to revise his father's atlas ahead of the competition. They followed Speed's example and depicted California as an island off the western coast of North America, and included New Guinea and eight named rivers on the rather vaguely depicted west coast of Australia, the first map known to do so. Condition: Moderate toning. Some tape on verso. Upper right corner torn, but present. Water stain on upper left. Colors still moderately bright.
Hondius, Henricus. Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula. Amsterdam: Hondius, 1630. French text on verso. Hand-colored. 15 x 21.25 in. (380 x 540 mm) print area. This wonderfully decorative map features portrait cartouches of Julius Caesar Claudius Ptolomeus, Gerardus Mercator and Judocus (Jodocus) Hondius, in strapwork frames in the four corners. Above and below each hemisphere are vignettes representing the four elements: Ignis (fire), Aer (air), Aqua (water), Terra (earth). Between the hemispheres at top is a celestial globe; below are personages from India, America and Africa making offerings to Europa. Quiequid habet Ganges et Divas America quiequid. Quas et opes mittunt Arabes, Indi, Africa, Seres Per maria et terras ad publica commode gnarus Hue fert Mercator; paucisa et plurima dicam Pars tenet hec mundi reliquas celeberrima partes. Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius put out their atlas just before the turn of the 17th century, and it remained little changed for decades (at least in the world maps). As information poured into Europe (the "Age of Discovery" was well underway), competition to publish the latest and most accurate maps heated up. Under pressure from Willem Blaeu and sons, and others, Henricus Hondius, son of Jodocus, and his partner, Jan Jansson rushed to revise his father's atlas ahead of the competition. They followed Speed's example and depicted California as an island off the western coast of North America, and included New Guinea and eight named rivers on the rather vaguely depicted west coast of Australia, the first map known to do so. Condition: Moderate toning. Some tape on verso. Upper right corner torn, but present. Water stain on upper left. Colors still moderately bright.
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