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Jodocus Hondius IWW-1592-628304

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Year
1592
Medium
paper

Artist

Jodocus Hondius I
Jodocus Hondius I

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Jodocus Hondius was a Flemish engraver and cartographer. He is sometimes called Jodocus Hondius the Elder to distinguish him from his son Jodocus Hondius II. Hondius is best known for his early maps of the New World and Europe, for re-establishing the reputation of the work of Gerardus Mercator, and for his portraits of Francis Drake. He inherited and republished the plates of Mercator, thus reviving his legacy, also making sure to include independent revisions to his work. One of the notable figures in the Golden Age of Dutch cartography, he helped establish Amsterdam as the centre of cartography in Europe in the 17th century.

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Year
1592
Medium
paper
Watts ID
WW-1592-628304

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Jodocus Hondius I

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