Henricus hondius (1597-1651) was the son of 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. In 1604, hondius acquired the plates for mercator’s world atlas and in 1606 published a new edition of this famous work. Following hondius’ death in 1612, henricus and his brother jodocus carried on the family business. With his brother-in-law johann jansson, henricus continued publication of what became known as the mercator-hondius atlas. Shown in this map are venezuela and new andalusia, separate provinces of the spanish empire that comprise a large part of the territory of present-day venezuela. The map is in latin, with place names given in spanish. Shown on the right side of the map are the orinoco river and the island of trinidad. Spain--colonies. Object Type: map. Date: 1630. Place of creation: Trinidad and Tobago. Dimensions: height: 36 cm (14.1 in) ; width: 47 cm (18.5 in). Medium: maps. Collection: Library of Congress. Venezuela Together with the Southern Part of New Andalusia WDL220
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