{"product_id":"antique-jodocus-hondius-engraved-and-hand-colored-map-of-venezuela-in-gold-frame","title":"Antique Henricus Hondius Engraved and Hand Colored Map of Venezuela in Gold Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntique, engraved and hand colored map of Venezuela by Henricus Hondius (Dutch, 1597-1651). Titled \u003cem\u003eVenezvela\u003c\/em\u003e. Map in custom gold frame measures 22\" x 25.5\".  Map and frame in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"\u003eHenricus Hondius (1597-1651) was a Dutch engraver and mapmaker, a member of a prominent cartographic family. His father, Jodocus Hondius, was also an engraver and geographer. While working with his father, Henricus was instrumental in the expansion and republishing of Mercator’s atlas, first published in 1595 and republished by Hondius in 1606.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"\u003eUpon his father’s death in 1612, Henricus and his brother, Jodocus the Younger, took over the business. He set up his own shop in 1621, where he continued to release new editions of the Mercator atlas. Later, he partnered with his brother-in-law, Jan Janssonius, in continuing to expand and publish Mercator’s atlas, which would become known as the Mercator-Hondius-Janssonius atlas. Born and based in Amsterdam, he died there in 1651.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sugartown Art and Antiques | Antique and Contemporary Fine Art Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44853424128047,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/9345\/6687\/files\/IMG_0551_5cdc0c36-e788-444a-8841-06115ab21261.jpg?v=1767978187","url":"https:\/\/www.sugartownart.com\/products\/antique-jodocus-hondius-engraved-and-hand-colored-map-of-venezuela-in-gold-frame","provider":"Sugartown Art and Antiques | Antique and Contemporary Fine Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}