Jodocus Hondius was a Flemish Dutch cartographer and publisher of maps and a central figure in the golden age of Dutch cartography. He was... Show moreJodocus Hondius was a Flemish Dutch cartographer and publisher of maps and a central figure in the golden age of Dutch cartography. He was responsible for publishing the maps of Gerhard Mercator, the single most important cartographer of the age of discovery. The map depicts the realm of the legendary Christian Emperor Prester John in Abyssinia, an object of much speculation in the middle ages up to the early modern period. The map abounds in the fantasies of the time about the interior of Africa, in addition to Prester John there are the lands of the Amazons throughout the southern regions, a nearby lake named Zaire is inhabited by Tritons and Sirens and cannibals threaten the then recently Christianized kingdom of the Congo on the Atlantic coast of Africa, here called the Ethiopian Ocean (Oceanus Aethiopicus) and is shown in more detail in the inset map (possibly derived from Filippo Pigafettas map of the Congo itself derived from the reports of the Portuguese explorer Duarte Lopez). The map also depicts part of Arabia, up to Jeddah on the Red Sea, including Mecca to the north, the area of the Straits of Bab el-Mandeb and along the coast of Yemen up to the area of Dhofar in present day Oman. The modern day Gulf of Aden is here named the Arabian Gulf (Sinus Arabicus). Distances are given in German miles and Spanish leagues. This is a beautiful engraved map of Eastern Africa showing the legendary Kingdom of Prester John, who is said that he was ready to help the Crusaders in their campaign against Muslims. An interesting mistake depicting the deformation of lake Tanganyika and lake Victoria Being very small. The number of rivers is exegerrated. Scale: Milliaria Germanicor, 75, Leucarum Hispanicaru, 87,1/2 [cart. low r. h.] Relief shown pictorially. Includes inset map of "Congi Regni in Africa Christiani Nova Descriptio. From: "Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi... On verso: Text "Abissinorum et Congi regna," 353,352. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00246 Print Map Item-ID: i11400560 BIB-ID: 1172399 in Latin. Show less
auct. Hen. Hondio. Decorated with sailing ships, fish and other animals. Map of African continent probably taken from Mercators Atlas and made some... Show moreauct. Hen. Hondio. Decorated with sailing ships, fish and other animals. Map of African continent probably taken from Mercators Atlas and made some improvements. Arabian peninsula is shown but the Persian Gulf is hindered by the title cartonche. Pictures of monsters, pirates and ships at sea. Wild animals are depicted in the continent. Dutch text about the continent on the back of the map. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00696 Print Map Item-ID: i11402064 BIB-ID: 1172549 Show less
Map of the two Americas with insets of Actic and Antarctic poles Includes polar insets of Greenland and Antarctica and ill. of native figures and... Show moreMap of the two Americas with insets of Actic and Antarctic poles Includes polar insets of Greenland and Antarctica and ill. of native figures and town views in margins. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00015 Print Map Item-ID: i11401345 BIB-ID: 1172477 Show less
Map of the two Americas with insets of Actic and Antarctic poles Includes polar insets of Greenland and Antarctica and ill. of native figures and... Show moreMap of the two Americas with insets of Actic and Antarctic poles Includes polar insets of Greenland and Antarctica and ill. of native figures and town views in margins. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00015 Print Map Item-ID: i11401345 BIB-ID: 1172477 Show less
Arabia. (cart.low r.h.) Covers W. of Suez gulf to tip of Peninsula.,and from the mouth of the Euphrates to Aden. Sandbanks given around the coast... Show moreArabia. (cart.low r.h.) Covers W. of Suez gulf to tip of Peninsula.,and from the mouth of the Euphrates to Aden. Sandbanks given around the coast.Rivers at Medina, Mecca on the E.coast.Boundaries (dots) divide the Peninsula into 3 divisions; one in the SW. corner; and the boundary given in the Linschoten map 1596. Quite a few towns are given,also regions, and one range of mountains in the centre. No scale. Size: 11.60 x 8.50 cm. Margin coloured in yellow. Published in 1598. Latin (Qatar name in map = catura ). In Tibbets, no 71 (map is possibly Bertius/Langenes 1598 or 1600, see Tibbets no 54 Title above neatline: "Arabie." Top right hand corner: "91" sheet Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01049 Print Map Item-ID: i11402908 BIB-ID: 1172633 Show less
Originally published as a separately issued map. It has the addition of a folio figure "5" in the upper right corner, indicating the map was to be... Show moreOriginally published as a separately issued map. It has the addition of a folio figure "5" in the upper right corner, indicating the map was to be incorporated into an atlas. However, none of the atlases is known to have survived. The upper border shows seven city views: Ormus, Aden, Jerusalem, Damascus, Rhodes, and Famagusta, copied from Hondius's 1623 map of Asia. The costumed figures alone the borders are copied from Van den Keere's map of 1614. The map depicts Tasman's second voyage to the north coast of Australia, Le Maire's voyage to New Guinea, and Vries's 1643 to north Japan. -- Dealer's description. t'Amsterdam by Frederick de Wit in de Kalverstraet in de Witte Paskaert. The map of Asia well decorated. Views of Ormus, Aden, Jerusalem, Damascus, Rodus and Famgusta [up.margin.]. Side margins are decorated with figures of different races. Relief shown pictorially. Covers Saudi Arabia, Russia, India, China, Japan to Southeast Asia. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00321 Print Map Item-ID: i11400882 BIB-ID: 1172431 Show less
Originally published as a separately issued map. It has the addition of a folio figure "5" in the upper right corner, indicating the map was to be... Show moreOriginally published as a separately issued map. It has the addition of a folio figure "5" in the upper right corner, indicating the map was to be incorporated into an atlas. However, none of the atlases is known to have survived. The upper border shows seven city views: Ormus, Aden, Jerusalem, Damascus, Rhodes, and Famagusta, copied from Hondius's 1623 map of Asia. The costumed figures alone the borders are copied from Van den Keere's map of 1614. The map depicts Tasman's second voyage to the north coast of Australia, Le Maire's voyage to New Guinea, and Vries's 1643 to north Japan. -- Dealer's description. t'Amsterdam by Frederick de Wit in de Kalverstraet in de Witte Paskaert. The map of Asia well decorated. Views of Ormus, Aden, Jerusalem, Damascus, Rodus and Famgusta [up.margin.]. Side margins are decorated with figures of different races. Relief shown pictorially. Covers Saudi Arabia, Russia, India, China, Japan to Southeast Asia. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00321 Print Map Item-ID: i11400882 BIB-ID: 1172431 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00013 Print Map Item-ID: i2318601x BIB-ID: 2489472 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00013 Print Map Item-ID: i2318601x BIB-ID: 2489472 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00770 Print Map Item-ID: i24507957 BIB-ID: 2622334 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00770 Print Map Item-ID: i24507957 BIB-ID: 2622334 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00771 Print Map Item-ID: i24507970 BIB-ID: 2622335 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00771 Print Map Item-ID: i24507970 BIB-ID: 2622335 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00769 Print Map Item-ID: i24507945 BIB-ID: 2622333 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00769 Print Map Item-ID: i24507945 BIB-ID: 2622333 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00768 Print Map Item-ID: i24507933 BIB-ID: 2622332 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00768 Print Map Item-ID: i24507933 BIB-ID: 2622332 Show less
This is a very decorative map of Europe with minutely engraved detail throughout, showing the mythical island of Frisland near Iceland. The map of... Show moreThis is a very decorative map of Europe with minutely engraved detail throughout, showing the mythical island of Frisland near Iceland. The map of Europe was completely redrawn and updated, particularly in the northern regions, the map covers Europe, small and short detail and part of North Africa is shown, decorated with pictures of animals, ships and tree, cartouche top right corner stating: Ludovico XIII Galliarum et Navarrae Regi Christianissimo Europe hane Tabulam DD Henricus Hondius, Latin text on verso. auctore Henrico Hondio. Relief shown pictorially. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00181 Print Map Item-ID: i11401667 BIB-ID: 1842144 Show less
Coasts--Maps, Coasts--Africa, North--Maps--Early works to 1800, Maps, Maps, Maps, Maps, G8220 1606 .M4
Highly decorative rare old map of Morocco published in Amsterdam in 1606 and covers North African coast of Morocco, extending south to Cape Bojador... Show moreHighly decorative rare old map of Morocco published in Amsterdam in 1606 and covers North African coast of Morocco, extending south to Cape Bojador, Canary Islands and Madeira, north to the Spanish Coast with beautiful original coloring. This map in the upper left corner shows Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera. The map was published in the so called "Mercator-Hondius Atlas" by Jodocus Hondius and based upon a map by Gerhard Mercator. The engraver Pieter van der Keere was a Dutch engraver, publisher and globe maker. Hondius republished in the "Mercator-Hondius Atlas", that is now known as one of the most famous atlases from the early 17th century. The Mercator's maps were re-engraved by van der Keere in his distinguished style. Copper engraving. Relief shown pictorially. Title, inset and scale bars in decorative cartouches.Title cartouche has a lion head at top. Embellished with two sailing ships and a sea monster. Inset at top left: Penōn de Velez, high angle pictorial view showing the rock fortress and sailing vessels. Includes two scale bars which read, "Hispanicarum leucarum" and "Milliaria Germanica communia." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00239 Print Map Item-ID: i11400535 BIB-ID: 1843966 Map title and placenames in Latin. Text on verso in French. Show less
Coasts--Maps, Coasts--Africa, North--Maps--Early works to 1800, Maps, Maps, Maps, Maps, G8220 1606 .M4
Highly decorative rare old map of Morocco published in Amsterdam in 1606 and covers North African coast of Morocco, extending south to Cape Bojador... Show moreHighly decorative rare old map of Morocco published in Amsterdam in 1606 and covers North African coast of Morocco, extending south to Cape Bojador, Canary Islands and Madeira, north to the Spanish Coast with beautiful original coloring. This map in the upper left corner shows Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera. The map was published in the so called "Mercator-Hondius Atlas" by Jodocus Hondius and based upon a map by Gerhard Mercator. The engraver Pieter van der Keere was a Dutch engraver, publisher and globe maker. Hondius republished in the "Mercator-Hondius Atlas", that is now known as one of the most famous atlases from the early 17th century. The Mercator's maps were re-engraved by van der Keere in his distinguished style. Copper engraving. Relief shown pictorially. Title, inset and scale bars in decorative cartouches.Title cartouche has a lion head at top. Embellished with two sailing ships and a sea monster. Inset at top left: Penōn de Velez, high angle pictorial view showing the rock fortress and sailing vessels. Includes two scale bars which read, "Hispanicarum leucarum" and "Milliaria Germanica communia." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00239 Print Map Item-ID: i11400535 BIB-ID: 1843966 Map title and placenames in Latin. Text on verso in French. Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00726 Print Map Item-ID: i24507039 BIB-ID: 2622276 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00726 Print Map Item-ID: i24507039 BIB-ID: 2622276 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00727 Print Map Item-ID: i24507040 BIB-ID: 2622277 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00727 Print Map Item-ID: i24507040 BIB-ID: 2622277 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00728 Print Map Item-ID: i24507052 BIB-ID: 2622278 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00728 Print Map Item-ID: i24507052 BIB-ID: 2622278 Show less