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Jodocus Hondius the Elder (1563-1612), or Joost de Hondt, was one of the most prominent geographers and engravers of his time. His work did much to establish Amsterdam as the center of cartographic publishing in the seventeenth century. Born in Wakken but raised in Ghent, the young Jodocus worked as an engraver, instrument maker, and globe maker.

Hondius moved to London in 1584, fleeing religious persecution in Flanders. There, he worked for Richard Hakluyt and Edward Wright, among others. Hondius also engraved the globe gores for Emery Molyneux’s pair of globes in 1592; Wright plotted the coastlines. His engraving and nautical painting skills introduced him to an elite group of geographic knowledge seekers and producers, including the navigators Drake, Thomas Cavendish, and Walter Raleigh, as well as engravers like Theodor De Bry and Augustine Ryther. This network gave Hondius access to manuscript charts and descriptions which he then translated into engraved maps.

In 1593 Hondius returned to Amsterdam, where he lived for the rest of his life. Hondius worked in partnership with Cornelis Claesz, a publisher, and maintained his ties to contacts in Europe and England. For example, from 1605 to 1610, Hondius engraved the plates for John Speed’s Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine.

One of Hondius’ most successful commercial ventures was the reprinting of Mercator’s atlas. When he acquired the Mercator plates, he added 36 maps, many engraved by him, and released the atlas under Mercator’s name, helping to solidify Mercator’s reputation posthumously. Hondius died in 1612, at only 48 years of age, after which time his son of the same name and another son, Henricus, took over the business, including the reissuing of the Mercator atlas. After 1633, Hondius the Elder’s son-in-law, Johannes Janssonius, was also listed as a co-publisher for the atlas.

Place/Date:
London / 1583 (17?? ca)
Size:
12 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
55344
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1619
Size:
19.5 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99775
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1619
Size:
19 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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42928
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1620 circa
Size:
19 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
90556
Place/Date:
Rome / 1615
Size:
18.5 x 13.5 inches (each sheet)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
89195
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1620
Size:
19 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
73837
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1618
Size:
5.3 x 4 inches (Including text)
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
71047
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1606
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
76885
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1616
Size:
5.25 x 4 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
104794
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1652 circa
Size:
20 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
71040
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1618 circa
Size:
5.25 x 4 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81453
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1641 circa
Size:
20 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
105401
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1610 circa
Size:
19.5 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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95566
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1619 circa
Size:
20 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
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52271
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1619
Size:
18 x 14 inches
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VG
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47192
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1620 circa
Size:
19.5 x 14.5 inches
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VG
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48201
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1613 circa
Size:
18 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75248
Place/Date:
London / 1625
Size:
8 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
47726
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1616 circa
Size:
5 x 3.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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82872
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1620 circa
Size:
19 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
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90803
Place/Date:
London / 1620 circa
Size:
7.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
95645
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1620 circa
Size:
19 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
86879
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1619
Size:
19.5 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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51583
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1606 circa
Size:
19 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG
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40720
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1606 circa
Size:
19.5 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG
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105812
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1640 circa
Size:
19.5 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
57844
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1638
Size:
19.5 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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102925
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1619
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
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89597
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1654 circa
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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80435
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1617 circa
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
89600
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1640
Size:
19 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
94135
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1610 circa
Size:
22 x 18 inches
Condition:
Good
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99387
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Amsterdam / 1630 circa
Size:
22 x 16.25 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
99426
Place/Date:
Paris / 1633
Size:
20.25 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
107659
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1618
Size:
5 x 4 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
68216
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1607
Size:
7.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
83614

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Amsterdam / 1619 circa
Size:
18.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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56369
Place/Date:
London / 1625
Size:
7.5 x 11 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG+
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85494
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Amsterdam / 1607
Size:
8 x 6 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG
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99163
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1636
Size:
19 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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68972
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Amsterdam / 1620
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19 x 14 inches
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VG+
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78416
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1619
Size:
19 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
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98957
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Amsterdam & Frankfurt / 1605
Size:
10.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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90943
Place/Date:
London / 1625
Size:
7.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG
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75976
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1636
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
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91305
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1619
Size:
19 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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87728
Place/Date:
London / 1607 circa
Size:
6.75 x 5.5 inches
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VG+
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95650
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1610 circa
Size:
19 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
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84681
Place/Date:
Paris / 1659 circa
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21.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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80432
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1636
Size:
18.5 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
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89839
Place/Date:
London / 1614
Size:
11 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
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44496
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1606
Size:
19 x 13.5 inches
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VG
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93481
Place/Date:
London / 1625
Size:
8 x 6 inches
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VG+
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3510
Place/Date:
London / 1625
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8 x 6 inches
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VG
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24791
Place/Date:
London / 1625
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8 x 6 inches
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VG
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46691
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Amsterdam / 1610 circa
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19.5 x 14 inches
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VG+
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89833
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1606 circa
Size:
19 x 14 inches
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VG+
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54642
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Amsterdam / 1620 circa
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19.5 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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52250
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1620
Size:
20 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
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4288
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1596 circa
Size:
5 x 6.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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70349
Place/Date:
London / 1587
Size:
21.5 inch diameter
Condition:
VG
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19055
Place/Date:
London / 1587
Size:
21.5 inch diameter
Condition:
VG
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30504
Place/Date:
London / 1625
Size:
8 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG+
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24608
Place/Date:
London / 1625
Size:
8 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG+
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24878
Place/Date:
London / 1625
Size:
8 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG
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45197
Place/Date:
London / 1625
Size:
8 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG
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44240
Place/Date:
London / 1625
Size:
8 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
3834
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1619
Size:
19 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
93331
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1613
Size:
19 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
0195
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1607
Size:
19 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
6300
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1606
Size:
19 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
16332
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1606
Size:
19 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
17184
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1620 circa
Size:
19 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
34807bp
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1620 circa
Size:
19 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
35310
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1619
Size:
19 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
37080
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1620 circa
Size:
19 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
51625
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1620
Size:
19 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
61317
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1607
Size:
8 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
10699
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1636
Size:
8 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
13009