Antique Map of the Area Around Venice in Italy by H. Hondius, circa 1606

€ 836

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1606
Mapmaker / artist: Jodocus Hondius (Artist),Gerard Mercator (Artist)
Technique: Engraved
Sheet size: 43 × 54 cm (16.9 × 21.3 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-02088

Condition

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About this sheet

Attractive and early map of the area around Venice, Italy. With South-Tirol in the North, areas of Krain (Slovenia), Croatia, Ferrara, Modena and Piacenza. In the east with areas around Milan and Brescia. Decorative and large ornamental title cartouche with small coat-of-arms below. In the upper right corner with ornamental scale of miles cartouche. This map originates from the German atlas „Abbildung der gantzen Welt ..." by Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius. Verso with text in German.