Nova Italiae Delineatio
| Reference: | S43674 |
| Author | Jodocus HONDIUS Jr. |
| Year: | 1631 ca. |
| Zone: | Italy |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 505 x 385 mm |
€1,000.00
| Reference: | S43674 |
| Author | Jodocus HONDIUS Jr. |
| Year: | 1631 ca. |
| Zone: | Italy |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 505 x 385 mm |
€1,000.00
Description
Second state, with trimmed edges and printed by Blaeu printing house, of Jodocus Hondius Jr.'s famous map of the peninsula based on Giovanni Antonio Magini's wall map (1608).
Title at upper right, within cartouche consisting of table supported by allegorical figures with the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus below; at lower right, within another cartouche, two graphic scales of Italian and Germanic miles; in the sea are ships and vessels and the emerging head of a sea monster.
The first state of this map was published by Jodocus Hondius jr (before 1629) and was framed on all sides by decorative borders. After the death of Jodocus Hondius (in 1629), the copperplate passed into the hands of Willem Janszoon Blaeu, who reprinted the paper by cutting off the decorative borders and removing the dedication and signature of Jodocus Hondius. This reduced map appears in the second edition of Blaeu's Appendix of 1631 and in later atlases of the Blaeu family.
All elements of the map are derived from Magini's 1608 "Italia Nuova" the prototype for all 16th-century Dutch maps.
Magnificent proof, printed on contemporary paper and finely colored at the time, in excellent condition.
Bibliografia
G. Schilder, Monumenta Cartographica Neerlandica, vol. VI, pp. 386-387, n. 96.2.
Jodocus HONDIUS Jr. (Amsterdam 1594 -1629)
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Jodocus Hondius Jr. was born in 1593, and his earliest signed publication was a map of Scandinavia, issued in 1613. Son of Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) - engraver, cartographer, printer and publisher – founder of the Hondius typography, that was one of the most important of the time, even thanks to the collection of Mercator’s plates and the pubblication of many charts and atlases. In 1604, Hondius bought the copperplates of Mercator’s Atlas at the auction of Gerard Jr.’s effects. He added another forty maps, including new maps of the Continents and important regional maps of the Americas, before publishing a new edition of the Atlas, in 1606, in competition with Ortelius’ Theatrum. As many of the maps were more up-to-date, the Mercator-Hondius Atlas effectively superseded Ortelius’ Theatrum. On his death in 1612 his widow, Coletta van den Keere continued the business with his two childs; Jodocus Jr. and Hendrick (1597-1651) took over. In June 1621, Jodocus Jr. married Anne Staffmaecker, and moved into a shop on the Dam, where he established his own publishing business. From the period 1621 onwards, Jodocus Jr. published a small number of maps, including several "figured border" maps, including maps of the four continents, the British Isles and Brabant. In 1618 Jodocus Jr. published the important map "Nova Virginiae Tabula", engraved by Dirk Grijp, being the first and most important derivative of John Smith's map of Virginia originally published in 1612. (Burden, America, 193). Other engravers who worked for Hondius are Abraham Goos, Salomon Rogiers, Evert Sijmonsz van Hamersveldt. Very little is known about the cooperation between the Hondius' brothers and their brother-in-law. Aside from the partnership in the continuation of Jodocus Sr's workshop (1612), it seems all three successively started their own businnes. However, from the map of Orange of 1627, it appears that a cooperation certainly extended as far as that year, as the map has a dedication by Jud. et Henr. Hondius to Frederick Henry. According to Peter van the Krogt (cf. Atlantes Neerlandici) Jodocus Hondius Jr. and his younger brother Henricus Hondius where competitors.
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Jodocus HONDIUS Jr. (Amsterdam 1594 -1629)
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Jodocus Hondius Jr. was born in 1593, and his earliest signed publication was a map of Scandinavia, issued in 1613. Son of Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) - engraver, cartographer, printer and publisher – founder of the Hondius typography, that was one of the most important of the time, even thanks to the collection of Mercator’s plates and the pubblication of many charts and atlases. In 1604, Hondius bought the copperplates of Mercator’s Atlas at the auction of Gerard Jr.’s effects. He added another forty maps, including new maps of the Continents and important regional maps of the Americas, before publishing a new edition of the Atlas, in 1606, in competition with Ortelius’ Theatrum. As many of the maps were more up-to-date, the Mercator-Hondius Atlas effectively superseded Ortelius’ Theatrum. On his death in 1612 his widow, Coletta van den Keere continued the business with his two childs; Jodocus Jr. and Hendrick (1597-1651) took over. In June 1621, Jodocus Jr. married Anne Staffmaecker, and moved into a shop on the Dam, where he established his own publishing business. From the period 1621 onwards, Jodocus Jr. published a small number of maps, including several "figured border" maps, including maps of the four continents, the British Isles and Brabant. In 1618 Jodocus Jr. published the important map "Nova Virginiae Tabula", engraved by Dirk Grijp, being the first and most important derivative of John Smith's map of Virginia originally published in 1612. (Burden, America, 193). Other engravers who worked for Hondius are Abraham Goos, Salomon Rogiers, Evert Sijmonsz van Hamersveldt. Very little is known about the cooperation between the Hondius' brothers and their brother-in-law. Aside from the partnership in the continuation of Jodocus Sr's workshop (1612), it seems all three successively started their own businnes. However, from the map of Orange of 1627, it appears that a cooperation certainly extended as far as that year, as the map has a dedication by Jud. et Henr. Hondius to Frederick Henry. According to Peter van the Krogt (cf. Atlantes Neerlandici) Jodocus Hondius Jr. and his younger brother Henricus Hondius where competitors.
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