Unrecorded carte-a-figures map of Europe

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Nova Europae Descriptio auctore I. Hondio.

HONDIUS, Jodocus
[?Venice],
Ex Officina Joanis Jansonij,
1641
Double-page engraved map, decorative border of figures and cities.
445 by 550mm (17.5 by 21.75 inches).
10741

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An unrecorded pirated Italian edition of Jodocus Hondius' carte-a-figures map of Europe. Gunther Schilder, in the introduction to his cartobibliography of Dutch maps with decorative borders (sometimes termed carte-a-figures, or 'panelled' maps), commented "this genre must be considered one of the finest products of the Amsterdam map-making industry. The successful combination of advances in geographical knowledge with the expression of artistic capability made these maps a ...

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