Transilvania. "Transilvania
by Mercator Gerhard, Hondius Jodicus
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Nafplion, Greece
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About This Item
Balkans: Amsterdam, " Exusum in aedibus Jodici Hondij veneunt etiam apud Corneliu Nicolai. item apud Joannem Janssoniu Arnhemi." 1607. Copper engraved map of Transilvania from the first edition of Gerhard Mercator's "Atlas Minor". Latin text to verso. The map shows the region of Transilvania in the centre of Romania bordered by the Carpathian mountians. Dark impression; old ink number to upper margin. Jodicus Hondius published the first "Atlas Minor" in 1607 in response to the idea that there was a market for smaller, handier and cheaper Atlases to make the maps of Mercator available to a wider public; he probably engraved the maps himself. The early editions were printed by Hondius and jointly sold by Corn. Claes and Joh. Janssonius, who probably supplied and owned the letterpress. With Hondius death in 1612 the further editions were published still under his name by his widow and heirs until 1621 when the plates were sold to a London editor. Koeman: Me186. Balkans Transilvania Romania
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mary Louise Bryan/Paralos Gallery (GR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2310
- Title
- Transilvania. "Transilvania
- Author
- Mercator Gerhard, Hondius Jodicus
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Amsterdam, " Exusum in aedibus Jodici Hondij veneunt etiam apud Corneliu Nicolai. item apud Joannem Janssoniu Arnhemi." 1607
- Place of Publication
- Balkans
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Mary Louise Bryan/Paralos Gallery
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About the Seller
Mary Louise Bryan/Paralos Gallery
Biblio member since 2013
Nafplion
About Mary Louise Bryan/Paralos Gallery
Dealer in Antiquarian Maps Prints & Books with over 25 years experience. Shop in Historic centre of Nafplion Greece; Internet site Exhibiter at London Map Fair and at fairs around Europe. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association & ILAB
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- First Edition
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