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MapNew Map of the Wonderful, Large and Rich Land of Guiana.
Nieuwe caerte van het wonderbaer ende goudrycke Landt Guiana This hand-colored map of Guiana (present-day French Guyana, Suriname, and Guyana) is the work of Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612), the patriarch of one of the most famous Dutch mapmaking families. The map includes annotations in Dutch about the indigenous peoples of northern South America, along with fantastic illustrations of South American animals. The Amazon and Orinoco rivers are both well depicted on the map.- Contributor: Hondius, Jodocus
- Date: 1598-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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MapVera totius expeditionis nauticæ : descriptio D. Franc. Draci ... Shows routes around the world of Sir Francis Drake between 1577 and 1580 and Thomas Cavendish between 1586 and 1588. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Gift of the estate of Robert H. Power. Includes text, 2 ancillary maps showing landing at California and Java, 2 ancillary views showing Drake's welcome at Moluccas and Drake's ship cast...
- Contributor: Power, Robert H. - Hondius, Jodocus
- Date: 1595-01-01
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MapArabia. This 1616 map is a reprint of a map originally published in 1598 by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612), a Flemish cartographer and engraver who settled in Amsterdam in about 1593 and established a business that produced globes and the first large maps of the world. The map covers the territory from west of the Gulf of Suez to the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula,...
- Contributor: Hondius, Jodocus
- Date: 1598-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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MapTypvs orbis terrarvm Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 18-85
- Contributor: Hondius, Jodocus
- Date: 1589-01-01