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Detailed Original Antique Map of Thuringia, Germany by J. Janssonius, ca.1650

€ 670

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Date
1650
Sheet size
43.2 × 54 cm (17.0 × 21.3 in)
Condition
Fair
Reference
PCT-57996

Condition

Given age. A few spots. Top edge remargined (for framing). Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. German text.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Thuringiae Nova Descriptio.' Detailed map of Thuringia, Germany by J. Janssonius. With one cartouche, coat-of-arms and a mileage scale. With Erfurt in the centre. German text on verso. Source unknown, to be determined.

Artists and engravers: Johannes Janssonius also known as Jan Jansson was born 1588 in Arnhem, Netherlands. His father was a bookseller and publisher (Jan Janszoon the Elder). When he married the daughter of the cartographer Jodocus Hondius he also set up a business as book publisher in Amsterdam. His first map was published in 1616. Around 15 years later he set up a partnership with his brother in law Hondius add issued further editions of the Mercator/Hondius atlas. After his death in 1664, his heirs still have published several maps. Many of his plates have been acquired by Pieter Schenk and Gerard Valk.

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Detailed Original Antique Map of Thuringia, Germany by J. Janssonius, ca.1650
Detailed Original Antique Map of Thuringia, Germany by J. Janssonius, ca.1650
1650 · Ref. PCT-57996 · € 670
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