France - Auvergne Rhone Alpes, Lyon; J. Hondius / Mercator - Lyonnois Forest et Beaujolois - 1607
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The 1607 antique copper-engraved map *Lyonnois Forest et Beaujolois*, published by J. Hondius / Mercator, depicts Lyon and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France and has later hand colour.
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Description from the seller
Dimensions: 15 x 17,5 cm. (on sheet: 17,5 x 22,5 cm.).
Condition: very good
Verso: latin text
Mapmaker: G. Mercator, Amsterdam
Publisher: J. Hondius / J. Janssonius / C. Claesz. Amsterdam.
Note: from "Atlas Minor Gerardi Mercatoris.."
Henricus Hondius was born in Amsterdam, the son of the famous cartographer Jodocus Hondius who had started a map-making business in the city. Henricus obtained the original plates of the Mercator 1569 world map, and published a 1606 version of it. The first time his name was mentioned in an atlas was in 1623 when he published the fifth edition of the Mercator-Hondius atlas. After 1628 Henricus partnered with the cartographer Jan Janssonius and together they continued the business.
Dimensions: 15 x 17,5 cm. (on sheet: 17,5 x 22,5 cm.).
Condition: very good
Verso: latin text
Mapmaker: G. Mercator, Amsterdam
Publisher: J. Hondius / J. Janssonius / C. Claesz. Amsterdam.
Note: from "Atlas Minor Gerardi Mercatoris.."
Henricus Hondius was born in Amsterdam, the son of the famous cartographer Jodocus Hondius who had started a map-making business in the city. Henricus obtained the original plates of the Mercator 1569 world map, and published a 1606 version of it. The first time his name was mentioned in an atlas was in 1623 when he published the fifth edition of the Mercator-Hondius atlas. After 1628 Henricus partnered with the cartographer Jan Janssonius and together they continued the business.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
Yes
Number of objects
1
Country
France
Geographical specification
Auvergne Rhone Alpes, Lyon
Map maker/publisher
J. Hondius / Mercator
Map/book title
Lyonnois Forest et Beaujolois
Period
1607
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Original Antique Copper Engraving
Map colour
Later hand colour
Height
17.5 cm
Width
22.5 cm
