Cyprus - Lemnos, Chios, Mytilene, Kythira, Rhodes; J. Hondius / Mercator - Cyprus Insula - 1607

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Cyprus Insula is a copper engraving map of Cyprus by Mercator with Hondius as publisher, Amsterdam; it covers Lemnos, Chios, Mytilene, Kythira and Rhodes, and measures about 18 x 22.5 cm on sheet (15 x 18.5 cm); circa 1607, later hand colour and in excellent condition.

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Dimensions: 15 x 18,5 cm. (on sheet: 18 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 18,5 cm. (on sheet: 18 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 items
1
Country
Cyprus
Geographical specification
Lemnos, Chios, Mytilene, Kythira, Rhodes
Map maker/ publisher
J. Hondius / Mercator
Map/ Book title
Cyprus Insula
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
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