On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce antique map "Warwicum, Northhamtonia, Huntingdonia, Cantabrigia, Suffolcia, Oxonium, Buckinghamia, Befordia, Harfordia, Essexia, Berceria, Middlesexia, Southhatonia, Surria, Catiu & Southsexia."
An attractive early map of south east England. Includes London, Salisbury, Oxford, Cambridge, Leicester and Norwich and the Isle of Wight. Offered with early hand colour.
DATE PRINTED: Dated 1619 on the back in pencil. Seems reasonable. This map was first published in 1595.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approx. 47 x 37.5 cm, 18.5 x 14.75 inches (medium-large) plus margins with a centre fold as issued.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Drawn by Gerard Mercator (1512 - 1594). Gerardus Mercator ( 5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a 16th-century geographer, cosmographer and cartographer from the County of Flanders. He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing (rhumb lines) as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts. Mercator was a highly influential pioneer in the history of cartography. Engraved by Hondius. Jodocus Hondius (Latinized version of his Dutch name: Joost de Hondt) (17 October 1563 – 12 February 1612) was a Flemish and Dutch 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 Gerard Mercator, and for his portraits of Francis Drake. One of the notable figures in the Golden Age of Dutch/Netherlandish cartography (c. 1570s–1670s), he helped establish Amsterdam as the center of cartography in Europe in the 17th century.
PROVENANCE: A plate published in Mercator / Hondius' atlas.
TYPE: Antique copper plate engraving printed on paper.
VERSO: There is French text printed on the reverse side.
CONDITION: Very good. Suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. No repairs or splits - a very nice example of an early map.
AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.
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