Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula

In 1629, threatened by pending competition from W.J. Bleau and his sons, Jan Jansson and his partner Henricus Hondius set about revising the Mercator-Hondius atlas which (in respect of the world map) had continued unchanged for nearly thirty-five years. The partners” new world map is a fine ornate example of the decorative cartography of the time. The two hemispheres are bordered by voluptuous representations of the four elements and other scenes: in the top corners are portraits of Julius Caesar and Claudius Ptolemy and in the bottom corners are portraits of the author’s father Jodocus Hondius and his mentor Gerard Mercator. For geographical detail Hondius has followed Speed and his contemporaries and also presents California as an island. New Features include part of the north Australia coastline extending towards New Guinea and a redrawing of north-east Canada. The Hondius-Jansson world maps had a long life and was included in all issues of the Mercator atlas from 1633 until at least 1658. This map is slate 2.

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