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![Gerardus Mercator . . . [and] . . . Iudocus Hondius . . . By Coletta Hondius](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/72974.jpg)
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Stock# 64809
Description
Finely colored example of the sought after portrait of Mercator and Hondius in their idealized workshop.
This famous portrait of two of the most important mapmakers during the Golden Age of Dutch cartography was engraved by Coletta Hondius, as a tribute to her late husband, shortly after his death. Gerard Mercator is shown with his successor, Jodocus Hondius, seated at a table surrounded by the implements of their trade. The fine portrait is set within an elaborate strapwork framework that includes a wall map of Europe.
Condition Description
Scattered areas of loss and damage (visible in the scanned image), though generally a pleasing image.
![[ The Mediterranean Cruise ] Know Ye All that served in the USS Purvis (DD-709) and participated in the Mediterranean Cruise. Study of Paul Cezanne](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/105238.jpg)
