Henricus Hondius II
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Henricus Hondius II or Hendrik Hondius the Younger (1597 – 16 August 1651) was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher.
He was born in Amsterdam
, the son of the famous cartographer Jodocus Hondius
who had started a map-making business in the city. Hendrik initially helped his family in the business, but in 1621 opened his own company in his hometown. In 1641 he published the Mercator-Hondius atlas. He died in Amsterdam.
Confusingly, he came from a different family from Henrik Hondius
I; there were two families engaged in very similar activities at the same time.
He was born in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, the son of the famous cartographer Jodocus Hondius
Jodocus Hondius
Jodocus Hondius , sometimes called Jodocus Hondius the Elder to distinguish him from his son Henricus Hondius II, was a Flemish artist, engraver, and cartographer...
who had started a map-making business in the city. Hendrik initially helped his family in the business, but in 1621 opened his own company in his hometown. In 1641 he published the Mercator-Hondius atlas. He died in Amsterdam.
Confusingly, he came from a different family from Henrik Hondius
Hondius
Hondius can refer to two possibly unrelated families of engravers and cartographers, who both moved from Flanders to the Dutch Republic in the 1590s:* Amsterdam family originating from Ghent:** Jodocus Hondius ** Jodocus Hondius II Hondius can refer to two possibly unrelated families of engravers...
I; there were two families engaged in very similar activities at the same time.
Further reading
- Nadine Orenstein, Hendrick Hondius and the Business of Prints in Seventeenth-century Holland, Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996, ISBN 9075607040