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Henricus Hondius 1607 Hand-Colored Map Engraving "Virginia et Florida"

December 23rd 2018 @ 8:10pm EST
Winning Bid
$185

Item Details

Gerard Mercator is regarded as a pioneer in the history of cartography, especially because his calculations and maps departed from the Ptolemy model. He created his first maps in 1540 which earned him commissions from Emperor Charles V. He is especially known for his 1569 world map that utilized his groundbreaking Mercator Projection, which is considered one of the most significant advances in cartography. In the 1550s, he began his revised edition of Ptolemy’s Geographia, which was a three-volume work and the first book to be called an “Atlas.” It wasn’t until after his death that his Atlas was published, titled Atlas Sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura.

Medium on Ground Hand-colored map engraving after Gerardus Mercator (Flemish, 1512 – 1594)
Artist (Nationality, Lifespan) Henricus Hondius (Netherlands, 1597–1651)
Title Virginia et Florida, 1607
Signature Unsigned
Portfolio and/or Book Pulled from Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor (page 627)
Publisher Published in Amsterdam, 1607
Printer Reduced version of Hondius’ Atlas sive Cosmographicae, published in 1606
Inscriptions – Front and/or Verso Inscribed with date and region “1607, Amerique Nord” to the lower right
Labels to frame Informational label adhered to the verso of matting

Condition

- minor wear throughout the edges of matting; overall wear consistent with age; minor corner loss, overall toning and foxing specially throughout the edges of paper; toning throughout map.

Dimensions

13.5" W x 12.0" H x 0.25" D

- measurement of matting; plate mark measures approximately 7.25" W x 6.5" H.

Item #

18DCC795-039

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