COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
Date:
1636
Short Title:
[The Duchies of Jülich, Cleves and Berg]
Publisher:
Hendrik Hondius
Publisher Location:
Amsterdam
Type:
Atlas Map
Type:
Wall Map
Obj Height cm:
73
Obj Width cm:
131
Scale 1:
Scale not determined.
Note:
1 map : copperplate engraving on 6 sheets, hand colour. Oriented with north at the top left. Inset map of Soest and its environs at the top of the map. Dedications to George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595-1640) and Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1578-1653) in the top right corner, on a cartouche inset into a stele crowned with the combined arms of the Duchies of Jülich, Cleves and Berg. Below, at the foot of the structure, two putti support a compass. Scale bars at the bottom left, in a small cartouche which also contains Hondius' imprint. Map framed at the sides and bottom with a Dutch description of the three duchies, which also carries Hondius' imprint and the date 1636. As this map was published in Amsterdam the 'Henricus Hondius' responsible for this map must be Henricus II, and not his Hagenaar namesake.
Country:
Germany
Region:
North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)
Full Title:
[The Duchies of Jülich, Cleves and Berg]
List No:
10151.035
Page No:
BL System Number 004821456 Maps K.A.R.(31).
Series No:
35
Publication Author:
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
Publication Author:
Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612
Publication Author:
Visscher, Claes Jansz
Publication Author:
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Publication Author:
Tassin, Christophe Nicolas
Pub Date:
1660
Pub Title:
(Klencke Atlas). Orbis Terræ Compendium, Carolo Secundo dedicatum a I. Kliencke (a Collection of Maps by Blaeu, Hondius, Visscher, &c.)
Pub Reference:
British Library Maps K.A.R. R. Shirley, The Mapping of the World: Early Printed World Maps 1472-1700, London, 1993, 2nd ed, pp. 392-6, no. 371. In the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829. .British Museum, Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829
Pub Note:
The Klencke Atlas resides at the British Library and we are grateful to them for providing scanned images of the atlas and complete catalog metadata as part of a joint project to scan and catalog the maps and atlases from the low countries of Europe that are part of the King George III Topographical Collections. From the British Library description: "The Klencke Atlas is one of the world's biggest: it measures 176 x 231 cm when open. It takes its name from Joannes Klencke, who presented it to Charles II on his restoration to the British thrones in 1660. Its size and its 40 or so large wall maps from the Golden Age of Dutch mapmaking were supposed to suggest that it contained all the knowledge in the world. At another level, it was a bribe intended to spur the King into granting Klencke and his associates trading privileges and titles. Charles, who was a map enthusiast, appreciated the gift. He placed the atlas with his most precious possessions in his cabinet of curiosities, and Klencke was knighted. Later generations have benefited too. The binding has protected the wall maps which have survived for us to enjoy - unlike the vast majority of other wall maps which, exposed to light, heat and dirt when hung on walls, have crumbled away. Titled 'Orbis Terræ Compendium, Carolo Secundo dedicatum a I. Kliencke. i.e. a Collection of Maps by Blaeu, Hondius, Visscher, &c. One Volume 5 feet 10 inches by 3 feet 2 inches." For more on the Klencke Atlas, see the British Library website, https://www.bl.uk/c…
Pub List No:
10151.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
42
Pub Height cm:
176
Pub Width cm:
116
Image No:
10151035.jp2
Authors:
Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
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