1657 Jansson Map of the Empire of Charlemagne
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Description: This is a remarkable example of Jan Jansson's 1657 mapping of the Empire of Charlemagne. Covers from Spain to the Black Sea and from Denmark and Ireland to North Africa. Filled with copious notations in Latin. Decorative sailing vessels ply the Mediterranean. A decorative title cartouche appears in the upper right quadrant. This remarkable map was published in volume six, the Orbis Antiquus, of Jan Jansson's Novus Atlas.
Date: 1657 (undated)
Source: Jansson, J., Novus Atlas, Sive Theatrum Orbis Terrarum: In quo Orbis Antiquus, Seu Geographia Vetus, Sacra & Profana exhibetur, Volume 6, 1657.
References: Keuning, J., "The Novus Atlas of Johannes Janssonius", Imago Mundi, Vol. 8 (1951), pp. 71-98, no. 489.
Cartographer: Jan Jansson or Johannes Janssonius (1588 - 1664) was born in Arnhem, Holland. He was the son of a printer and bookseller and in 1612 married into the cartographically prominent Hondius family. Following his marriage he moved to Amsterdam where he worked as a book publisher. It was not until 1616 that Jansson produced his first maps, most of which were heavily influenced by Blaeu. In the mid 1630s Jansson partnered with his brother-in-law, Henricus Hondius, to produce his important work, the eleven volume Atlas Major. About this time, Jansson's name also begins to appear on Hondius reissues of notable Mercator/Hondius atlases. Jansson's last major work was his issue of the 1646 full edition of Jansson's English Country Maps. Following Jansson's death in 1664 the company was taken over by Jansson's brother-in-law Waesberg. Click here for a list of rare maps from Jan Jansson or Johannes Janssonius.
Size: Printed area measures 20.75 x 15 inches (52.705 x 38.1 centimeters)
Condition: Very good. Exceptional dark impression. Blank on verso.
Code: CaroliMagni-jansson-1657 (Necessary for phone inquiries: 646-320-8650)
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