Hondius’ Map of Lower Saxony & Mecklenburg Publisher(s)_Chapman & Hall the Philippines

the Philippines

quoted at the head of this map

slight dustiness to upper and right hand margins

London: Day & Son for FG Moon

Hondius’ Map of Lower Saxony & Mecklenburg Publisher(s)_Chapman & Hall the PhilippinesSaxonia Inferior et Mecklenborg Duc The original Mercator Atlas (parts published from 1585 onwards) was not a commercial success; the copper printing plates were bought by Hondius c. 1604, and a large number of maps were added for his first edition of 1606, still trading on Mercator's name. Janssonius was his son in law, who took over the business in the mid 1630s. He began to erase Hondius' name and replace it with his own at about this time. He also