Asia recens summa cura delineata
| Reference: | MS7574 |
| Author | Jodocus HONDIUS Jr. |
| Year: | 1623 ca. |
| Zone: | Asia |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 555 x 410 mm |
€3,000.00
| Reference: | MS7574 |
| Author | Jodocus HONDIUS Jr. |
| Year: | 1623 ca. |
| Zone: | Asia |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 555 x 410 mm |
€3,000.00
Description
Carte à figure of Asia by Jodocus Hondius Jr. engraved by Pieter van den Keere.
In 1619 Jodocus Hondius jr. engraved the first version of the map of Asia with figures.
After four years he decided to realize the maps of the continents, commissioning the job to Pieter van den Keere; this representation of Asia belongs to this set, dated 1623.
Five states exist of the plate; our example is of the final fifth state, with imprint by Johannes Janssonius, with the figures of the cities below removed, the date in the cartouche erased, and without the text on the verso.
“Only four years later the publication of his folio-size map of Asia, Jodocus Hondius Jr. issued one which forms part of a set of maps of the four continents of which Africa and Asia are dated 1623. It must be assumed that Pieter van den Keere either engraved the set or commissioned it to be engraved.
The title of the Asia map appears in the upper left in a cartouche which is a mirror image of that on Jodocus Hondius's 1619 map. The imprint is in a cartouche in the upper right. The map is surrounded on both sides by costumed Asian figures, and along the upper and lower edges run decorative borders with six Asian towns in oval frames. Top border: FAMAGUSTA; RODUS; DAMASCO; IERUSALEM; ADEN; and ORMUS. Bottom border: GOA; CALECUTH; CANDY; BANTAM; GAMMALAMME; and MACAO. Left border: SYRI; ARABES; ARMENIUS PERSE; BALAGUATÆ; and INSULANI SUMATRÆ. Right border: IAVANI; INC: MOLUCC: et BANDÆ; CHINENSES; MOSCOVITE; and TARTARI. The town views are identical to Hondius's 1619 map of Asia, and the depictions of the costumed figures are mirror images of those found on this map” (cfr. Monumenta Cartographica Neerlandica, p. 150).
Copper engraving with fine later hand colour, with margins, in excellent condition. Very rare.
Bibliografia
G. Schilder, Monumenta Cartographica Neerlandica, vol. VI, pp. 150/55, 23.5.
Jodocus HONDIUS Jr. (Amsterdam 1594 -1629)
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Jodocus Hondius Jr. was born in 1593, and his earliest signed publication was a map of Scandinavia, issued in 1613. Son of Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) - engraver, cartographer, printer and publisher – founder of the Hondius typography, that was one of the most important of the time, even thanks to the collection of Mercator’s plates and the pubblication of many charts and atlases. In 1604, Hondius bought the copperplates of Mercator’s Atlas at the auction of Gerard Jr.’s effects. He added another forty maps, including new maps of the Continents and important regional maps of the Americas, before publishing a new edition of the Atlas, in 1606, in competition with Ortelius’ Theatrum. As many of the maps were more up-to-date, the Mercator-Hondius Atlas effectively superseded Ortelius’ Theatrum. On his death in 1612 his widow, Coletta van den Keere continued the business with his two childs; Jodocus Jr. and Hendrick (1597-1651) took over. In June 1621, Jodocus Jr. married Anne Staffmaecker, and moved into a shop on the Dam, where he established his own publishing business. From the period 1621 onwards, Jodocus Jr. published a small number of maps, including several "figured border" maps, including maps of the four continents, the British Isles and Brabant. In 1618 Jodocus Jr. published the important map "Nova Virginiae Tabula", engraved by Dirk Grijp, being the first and most important derivative of John Smith's map of Virginia originally published in 1612. (Burden, America, 193). Other engravers who worked for Hondius are Abraham Goos, Salomon Rogiers, Evert Sijmonsz van Hamersveldt. Very little is known about the cooperation between the Hondius' brothers and their brother-in-law. Aside from the partnership in the continuation of Jodocus Sr's workshop (1612), it seems all three successively started their own businnes. However, from the map of Orange of 1627, it appears that a cooperation certainly extended as far as that year, as the map has a dedication by Jud. et Henr. Hondius to Frederick Henry. According to Peter van the Krogt (cf. Atlantes Neerlandici) Jodocus Hondius Jr. and his younger brother Henricus Hondius where competitors.
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Jodocus HONDIUS Jr. (Amsterdam 1594 -1629)
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Jodocus Hondius Jr. was born in 1593, and his earliest signed publication was a map of Scandinavia, issued in 1613. Son of Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) - engraver, cartographer, printer and publisher – founder of the Hondius typography, that was one of the most important of the time, even thanks to the collection of Mercator’s plates and the pubblication of many charts and atlases. In 1604, Hondius bought the copperplates of Mercator’s Atlas at the auction of Gerard Jr.’s effects. He added another forty maps, including new maps of the Continents and important regional maps of the Americas, before publishing a new edition of the Atlas, in 1606, in competition with Ortelius’ Theatrum. As many of the maps were more up-to-date, the Mercator-Hondius Atlas effectively superseded Ortelius’ Theatrum. On his death in 1612 his widow, Coletta van den Keere continued the business with his two childs; Jodocus Jr. and Hendrick (1597-1651) took over. In June 1621, Jodocus Jr. married Anne Staffmaecker, and moved into a shop on the Dam, where he established his own publishing business. From the period 1621 onwards, Jodocus Jr. published a small number of maps, including several "figured border" maps, including maps of the four continents, the British Isles and Brabant. In 1618 Jodocus Jr. published the important map "Nova Virginiae Tabula", engraved by Dirk Grijp, being the first and most important derivative of John Smith's map of Virginia originally published in 1612. (Burden, America, 193). Other engravers who worked for Hondius are Abraham Goos, Salomon Rogiers, Evert Sijmonsz van Hamersveldt. Very little is known about the cooperation between the Hondius' brothers and their brother-in-law. Aside from the partnership in the continuation of Jodocus Sr's workshop (1612), it seems all three successively started their own businnes. However, from the map of Orange of 1627, it appears that a cooperation certainly extended as far as that year, as the map has a dedication by Jud. et Henr. Hondius to Frederick Henry. According to Peter van the Krogt (cf. Atlantes Neerlandici) Jodocus Hondius Jr. and his younger brother Henricus Hondius where competitors.
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