A newly discovered Hondius map.(Jodocus Hondius 1603 map of the world)

The Magazine Antiques | January 1, 1999| | Copyright

Every newly discovered map alters cartographic history. In most instances the reverberations are minor - one more map added to the oeuvre of a cartographer, a scrap of new geographical information, a reputation slightly enhanced or diminished. Rare is the discovery that challenges long-held suppositions or significantly alters the reputations of major cartographers. Such a rarity was recently sold at Sotheby's in Milan.

It is a huge wall map of the world dated 1603 [ILLUSTRATION FOR PL. II OMITTED], the first of such majestic proportions by one of the luminaries of ...

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