The fourth Table of Denmarke. Fionia

Hondius/Sparke Joducus ( 1563 - 1612 ) Amsterdam

Verlag: Artist: Hondius/Sparke Joducus ( - 1612 ) Amsterdam issued in: London; - Jodocus Hondius (1563 ?1612) was a Dutch engraver and cartographer He is best known for his early maps of the New World and Europe for re-establishing the reputation of the work of Gerard Mercator and for his portraits of Francis Drake He helped establish Amsterdam as the center of cartography in Europe in the 17th century He was born in Wakken and grew up in Ghent In his early years he established himself as an engraver instrument maker and globe maker In 1584 he moved to London to escape religious difficulties in Flanders While in England Hondius was instrumental in publicizing the work of Francis Drake who had made a circumnavigation of the world in the late 1570s I, 1563

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 13 x 23 cm; - Map shows the islands of Fuenen with the city Odense, Nyborg, Langeland, etc. Partly the coasts of Juettland and Zealand. With a decorative title cartouche. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers EUS3902_500

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The fourth Table of Denmarke. Fionia
Verlag: Artist: Hondius/Sparke Joducus ( - 1612 ) Amsterdam issued in: London; - Jodocus Hondius (1563 ?1612) was a Dutch engraver and cartographer He is best known for his early maps of the New World and Europe for re-establishing the reputation of the work of Gerard Mercator and for his portraits of Francis Drake He helped establish Amsterdam as the center of cartography in Europe in the 17th century He was born in Wakken and grew up in Ghent In his early years he established himself as an engraver instrument maker and globe maker In 1584 he moved to London to escape religious difficulties in Flanders While in England Hondius was instrumental in publicizing the work of Francis Drake who had made a circumnavigation of the world in the late 1570s I
Erscheinungsdatum: 1563