Bilder Jodocus Hondius – Map of the Government of Île-de-France – Engraving with hand-coloring

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This engraving with hand-coloring depicts the Government of the Île-de-France, the region surrounding Paris, illustrating towns, roads, forests, and bordering provinces like Normandy and Picardy. The map features a decorative title cartouche and is characteristic of the great Dutch atlases of the 17th century. Jodocus Hondius was a Flemish cartographer, engraver, and publisher. He is famous for reviving the work of Gerardus Mercator by publishing a new edition of his atlas, the Mercator-Hondius Atlas, which became one of the most significant and influential cartographic works of the 17th century.

Artist or Maker: Jodocus Hondius.

Dimensions: Approximately 47 cm x 55 cm.

Medium: Engraving with hand-coloring.

Date: c. 1633

Condition Report:
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