Austria Archiducatus, auctore Wolfgango Lazio by Hondius 1638
Title: Austria Archiducatus, auctore Wolfgango Lazio. Text verso Latin.
Description: Old map of Austria centered around the Danube river shows Vienna and the old borders of Austria. The map shows the coat of arms of the country, with a decorative title cartouche at top right, a mile scale with a exploitation and 7 District arms in the body of the map.
The lower left cartouche is titled; Amstelodami Hendricus Hondius excudit.
Fine edition of the Hondius Janssonius atlas. Cartographers Janssonius-Hondius 1638 Koeman/V.d.Krogt, Atlantes Neerlandici, Vol.1,p125-127. Origin: Atlas Novus by Johannes Janssonius (1588 -1664) born Jan Janszoon.
Info: In the 1630s he formed a partnership with his brother in law Hendrius Hondius, and together they published atlases as Mercator/Hondius/Janssonius. Under the leadership of Janssonius the Hondius Atlas was steadily enlarged. Renamed Atlas Novus, it had three volumes in 1638.
A Certificate of Authenticity ( COA ) will be supplied on request. Sheet app.: 57 x 49 cm. 22.5 x 19.5 inches. Image app: 53 x 36.5 cm. 21 x 14.25 inches. Condition: Fine map in very good condition, centerfold as published.
