Holla(n)dia integra comita. descript.

Incisione in rame, mm 338x480, colorata d'epoca. Tratta dal raro "Speculum Orbis Terrae", seconda edizione dell'atlante, curata dal figlio Cornelio con alcune varianti nel testo e nel numero delle tavole. De Jode (1509-1591) fu un cartografo, incisore, stampatore, editore attivo ad Anversa a metà del Cinquecento, nello stesso periodo di Ortelio, sebbene non sia stato in grado di uguagliare l'importanza dell'attività economica del rivale. Questo fece però si che le sue carte siano diventate decisamente più rare. Esemplare perfetto in rara coloritura antica.<BR>Copper engraving, mm 338x480, original color. <BR>Gerard De Jode was a competitor of Ortelius, active in the same period; but his atlas 'Speculum Orbis Terrarum' did not enjoy the same commercial success as Ortelius and now-a-days his maps are much rarer than Ortelius' ones.<BR>After the death of Gerard in 1591, the business was carried on by his widow and his son Cornelis, who re-issued the Speculum in 1593, most plates were newly engraved, and therefore making those of the first edition extremely rare. A very good example in its original antique color. "In 1578 Gerard de Jode published his Speculum Orbis Terrarum, an atlas aimed at competing with the Theatrum of Ortelius. However, the latter had first been issued in 1570 and had already built a commanding market presence, and so despite de Jode's longer standing reputation the atlas did not sell very well. Only a dozen or so examples have survived. Undeterred, he made plans for another expanded edition, and upon his death in 1591 it was taken on by his son Cornelis. The Speculum Orbis Terrae of 1593 likewise did not sell well and was never reissued. Although more examples than the first edition have survived, it too is very scarce. Many of de Jode's maps are judged to be superior to those of Ortelius, both in detail and style." (Burden)