Ducatus Sleswicensis Nova Descriptio

Mappa raffigurante lo Schleswig Holstein, con le città di Flensburg, Kiel, Husum, Rendsburg, Eckenförde, Ribe (Rypen), Kolding, Haderslev, Sonderburg, Kappeln, Tondern. Johannes Janssonius (Jansson), è nato ad Arnhem, figlio di Jan Janszoon il Vecchio, editore e libraio. Nel 1612 sposò Elisabeth de Hondt, la figlia di Jodocus Hondius. Nel 1623 Janssonius possedeva una libreria a Francoforte sul Meno, più tardi anche a Danzica, Stoccolma, Copenhagen, Berlino, Königsberg, Ginevra e Lione. Negli anni 1630 formò una partnership con suo cognato Henricus Hondius, e insieme pubblicarono atlanti come Mercator/Hondius/Janssonius. Sotto la guida di Janssonius l'Atlante Hondius fu costantemente ampliato. Rinominato Atlas Novus, aveva tre volumi nel 1638, uno completamente dedicato all'Italia. 1646 un quarto volume uscì con le mappe della contea inglese, un anno dopo un'emissione simile di Willem Blaeu. A partire dal 1660 venne denominato Atlas Major, con ben 11 volumi, contenenti il lavoro di circa un centinaio di autori e incisori accreditati. Le edizioni furono stampate in olandese, latino, francese e alcune volte in tedesco. ' Bell'esemplare con colorazione originale, condizioni perfette. Map depicts total Schleswig Holstein with the cities of Flensburg, Kiel, Husum, Rendsburg, Eckenförde, Ribe (Rypen), Kolding, Haderslev, Sonderburg, Kappeln, Tondern and a decorative title cartouche. ' Johannes Janssonius (Jansson),( 1588- 1664) Amsterdam was born in Arnhem, the son of Jan Janszoon the Elder,a publisher and bookseller. In 1612 he married Elisabeth de Hondt, the daughter of Jodocus Hondius. He produced his first maps in 1616 of France and Italy. In 1623 Janssonius owned a bookstore in Frankfurt am Main, later also in Danzig, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Königsberg, Geneva and Lyon. In the 1630s he formed a partnership with his brother in law Henricus Hondius, and together they published atlases as Mercator/Hondius/Janssonius. Under the leadership of Janssonius the Hondius Atlas was steadily enlarged. Renamed Atlas Novus, it had three volumes in 1638, one fully dedicated to Italy. 1646 a fourth volume came out with English County Maps, a year after a similar issue by Willem Blaeu. Janssonius' maps are similar to those of Blaeu, and he is often accused of copying from his rival, but many of his maps predate those of Blaeu and/or covered different regions. By 1660, at which point the atlas bore the appropriate name Atlas Major, there were 11 volumes, containing the work of about a hundred credited authors and engravers. It included a description of most of the cities of the world (Townatlas), of the waterworld (Atlas Maritimus in 33 maps), and of the Ancient World (60 maps). The eleventh volume was the Atlas of the Heavens by Andreas Cellarius. Editions were printed in Dutch, Latin, French, and a few times in German. ' Fine example with original colourig, perfect condition. Cfr.