L'Archevesche de Cambray: Hondius 1595

Title: L'Archevesche de Cambray Author: Henricus Hondius Date: 1595 Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Very Good + Inches: 19 5/8 x 14 3/4 [Image] Centimeters: 49.85 x 37.47 [Image] Product ID: 233042 Map of the Archbishopric of Cambrai by Henricus Hondius. Includes parts of Picardy, Flanders, and Hainaut. a Amsterdam imprimé ches Henrÿ Hondius, et se vendent a Paris ches Melchior Tavernier aupres du Palais. "Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius, and sold in Paris by Melchior Tavernier at the Palais." Henricus Hondius (1597-1651) was a Dutch cartographer, engraver, and publisher who is considered one of the most important mapmakers of the 17th century. He was born in Amsterdam, the son of the cartographer Jodocus Hondius, and he learned the art of mapmaking from his father. In 1606, he published his first map, a world map based on the work of Gerardus Mercator. This map was a great success, and it helped to establish Hondius's reputation as a leading