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Cloppenburgh's map of Japan is a reduced version of Jodocus Hondius' map of Japan from the same period. This is edition is referenced by Walter as being a later French edition, with the IA in IAPONIA erased, and evidence of the removal of these letters is present. However, this is a curiously folded copy, which leads us to conclude it was issued in a book, rather than an addition of the Mercator Minor. Korea is an island and Japan is configured after Hondius, at least 40-50 place names. A nice dark impression. The notation Tom. 2. Pag. 392 may give a good lead to is source.
Johannes Cloppenburg (sometimes Cloppenburgh; also H. Jan Evertsz and Johannes Everhardus) was a Dutch cartographer. Based in Amsterdam, he was active between roughly 1610 and 1644. He worked closely with the Hondius/Jansson firm and is credited with the 1630 edition of the Atlas Minor.
![[Japan] Carte Des Decouvertes au Nord du Japon Faites en 1643 par les Vaisseaux Hollandais le Kastrkum et le Breskens, Comprenant la Terre de Jeso, I'Ile des Etats et la Terre de Compagnie, dont partie a ete reconnue en 1787 . . .](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/49803.jpg)