Mercator and Hondius a double Portret

Frontpiece of the Mercator Hondius Atlas

Type of object:

Book & Prints

Time period:

Denemarken & Belgie

Place:

Amsterdam

Date:

1620

Maker / Author:

frontpiece of Mercator- Hondius Atlas

Publisher / Printer:

Janssonius Amsterdam

Dimensions:

45 x 38,5 cm

Material:

M. Watelet: “Gerardus Mercator Rupelmundanus”; pp. 16, 208
Oswald Muris & Gert Saarmaan: “Der Globus im Wandel der Zeiten”; Abb. 42 (p. 128)
Roger-A. Blondeau: “Mercator van Rupelmonde”; tegenover p. 65
Nicholas Crane: “Mercator, de Man die de Aarde in Kaart bracht”; tegenover p. 129

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Description

The frontispiece of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. Gerhard Mercator sits on the left and Jodocus Hondius Sr. is on the right. The Hondius family's publishing mark, "The Watching Dog," can be seen above the two men.