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Title

Nova totius terrarum orbis. Geographica ac hydrographica tabula. [cartographic material] /

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Item (linked) part of

World maps [cartographic material] (R11981-1-8-E)

Date(s)

1630

Place of creation

Netherlands

Publisher

s.n.]

Extent

1 map : ill., hand col. outline, 2 hemispheres each 27 cm in diam on sheet 47 x 56 cm.

Scope and content

First state of Hondius decorative world map, first issued in the 1630 edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas, in response to competition from Willem Blaeu. Strikingly ornate double hemisphere world map. For geographical detail Hondius has followed Speed and his contemporaries and also depicts California as an island. New features include part of the north Australia coastline extending towards New Guinea and a redrawing of north-east Canada with `Queen Anne's forland' (Baffin Island) shown completely encircled by open water. Three strapwork cartouches appear on the map along with scenes representing the four elements are above and below each hemisphere; in the upper cusp is a celestial globe; and in the lower cusp are allegorical figures representing Asia, America and Africa making obeisance to Europe. In the top corners are portraits of Julius Caesar and Claudius Ptolemy and in the bottom corners are portraits of the author's father Jodocus Hondius and his mentor Gerard Mercator.

Conditions of access

Cartographic material

90: Open
Original can be viewed in the presence o
f an early cartographic architivist

Cartographic material
Microfiche NMC27676

90: Open

Item no. (creator)

Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection #36

Cartographic material

90: Open

Volume
36

90: Open

Archival reference no.

R11981-486-3-E

Other accession no.

80101/245 CA

Local class no.

H3/10000/1630

Terms of use

Additional name(s)

Cartographer: Hondius, Hendrick, 1597-1651.

Additional information

Pictorial relief.

Copperplate engraving.

Map includes a cartouche with a dedication to David Sanclaro, Antonio de Wilon and D. Martino Matheseos, professors in the Paris Academy.

On verso: 2 pages of French text. Right hand side titled: Description de l'univers. "1" appears in upper right corner.

Map first appeared in theGerman and French editions of the atlas of Mercator and Hondius published in 1633 in Amsterdam.

Custodial history

Part of the Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in 1981.

Related materials

For other states or editions see: Mikan 4153305 (NMC 27678)

Cartographic math data

Scale indeterminate.

Citation / reference note

Shirley, Entry 336
Wagner, v. II, Entry 308.
Koeman, v. 2, Entry ME 35.
Phillips, Entry 444 no. 1

Availability of other formats note

The microfiche version is NMC27676 (Text)

Exhibitions note

"The Discovery & Mapping of the Great Lakes 'Sweet-Water' 1522-1703" An Exhbition held at The Royal Ontario Museum March, 1954.
This map was part of an exhibition held at The Royal Ontario Museum, April 1958 entitled "Up North: The Discovery and Mapping of the Canadian Arctic, 1511-1944" showcasing MacDonald's Collection.

Subject heading

World - Maps - Early works to 1800.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

CARTO35024

MIKAN no.

4153290