Denmark - Duchy of Holstein and southern part of the Duchy of Schleswig; Henricus Hondius - Duché de Holstein - Gravure sur cuivre, coloris d'époque - Henricus Hondius - 1621-1650

An antique copper-engraved map, hand-tinted, of the Duchy of Holstein by Hondius, published in 1633 in the Mercator-Hondius atlas.

It shows Holstein and the southern part of Schleswig, from the Elbe to the Baltic, with Hamburg, Lübeck and Kiel.
Two framed maps appear at the top: the polder of Aenwas near Detzbul and the lakes of Barmer, Megger and Noortstapeler.
The North Sea is detailed with its sandbanks, soundings, and buoys, listed in a legend. A sailing boat and two wind roses enliven it, and a third adorns the Baltic. Heligoland, Nordstrand, Eiderstedt, Fehmarn and Als are depicted.
The title is in a cartouche at the top, and the scales in German and French miles are in a cartouche at the bottom left.

- Dimensions: sheet: 56 x 47.5 cm; plate (map): 46.9 x 35.3 cm
- Condition: Generally good for a map of this period. There is a vertical central fold, two small holes in the upper margin, and light stains. See photos for more details.

Atlas Mercator-Hondius
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The atlas called “Mercator-Hondius” continues the work of Gerard Mercator, whose copperplates were bought back by Jodocus Hondius in 1604. This French edition of 1633 is signed by his son Henricus Hondius and his son-in-law Joannes Janssonius, who added new maps.

Henricus Hondius
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Henricus Hondius (1597-1651) was a cartographer, engraver and publisher active in Amsterdam. Son of Jodocus Hondius, who had in 1604 repurchased Gerard Mercator’s copperplates, he continued the publication of the Mercator-Hondius atlas. His brother-in-law Johannes Janssonius partnered with him for editions published in the 1630s.