Beschreibung
Alpenländer / Schweiz
Janssonius, Johannes
about 1640
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A wonderful map of Switzerland designed to be sold separately. Above the bottom right mileage cartouche scale are two contemporary images of Swiss people swearing an oath, referring to the original Swiss confederation and the original cantons - Schwyz, Uri and Unterwalden. The alpine lakes are clearly visible within the mountains. Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664) was the son of a bookseller and publisher from Arnhem. In 1612 he married the daughter of the cartographer Jodocus Hondius and opened his own shop in Amsterdam. In 1616 he published his first maps of Italy and France. In 1638 he contributed to a complete revision of the Atlas made by Mercator-Hondius the Nouvel Atlas which was published in two volumes. |
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