Jansson Map World (2 results)
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Seller: New World Cartographic, Chicago, U.S.A.New World Cartographic
Contact seller4-star sellerBy: Jan JanssonDate: 1647 (Published) AmsterdamDimensions: 15.4 x 19.2 inches (39.1 x 48.8 cm)This map by Jan Jansson depicts the southern part of Sweden known as Götaland or Gothia. It is one of the three major regions of Sweden, and is bounded to the north by Svealand, with deep woods marking the border. The region once consis…ted of petty kingdoms whose inhabitants were called Guatar in Old Norse. This term mainly referred to the population of modern Västergötland, known historically as the Geats, the people of the hero of the epic work Beowulf.Jansson depicts the region in some detail, with cities, ports, river systems, lakes, and forested lands region included. Sweden's nearest islands are depicted, and a number of frigates ply the Baltic, which surrounds the region on three sides.Condition: This map is in C+ condition. Centerfold separation has been repaired with archival material on the verso. Paper thinning appears in a number of places in the image. Margins are tattered but with ample room for framing.Inventory #115521200 W. 35th Street #425 Chicago, IL 60609 | P: (312) 496 - 3622.
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Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Contact seller3-star sellerGood. Fully reinforced with rice paper; mended centerfold and areas of cracking due to oxidation of old pigments. Acidification in margins. Else very good with attractively aged original color. Size 15 x 21.5 Inches. This is Henry Hondius' 1630 map of the world, in its 1646 Jansson edition (the second state, dated 1641), wiht st…riking old color. With its wealth of decorative flourishes, this map epitomizes Dutch Golden Age cartography. A Closer Look This map was produced as part of Hondius and Jansson's efforts to bring the work of Jodocus Hondius and Mercator up to date and make it more competitive with Blaeu's publications. This necessitated not only more up-to-date cartography but also more fashionable and elaborate decorative elements than the relatively staid map that appeared in the Mercator/Hondius atlas. The map is presented on two hemispheres: a celestial globe is depicted above the crux of the hemispheres. Below the crux, is a vignette of Europa, enthroned, with the avatars of Asia, America, and Africa approaching as supplicants rendering tribute. The quarters of the map present vignettes dedicated to the elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Medallions in each corner contain portraits of Julius Caesar, Claudius Ptolemy, and the mapmakers' precursors Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius. Cartographic Lineage Many elements are drawn from the 1626 map engraved by Abraham Goos for John Speed. The details of the English colonies in North America, in Virginia and Plymouth are very clearly sourced from that work. Like Goos, the younger Hondius and Jansson drew on the 1617 Jodocus Hondius map, so the maps share many similarities. For example, in the North Atlantic, the fraudulent geography of Nicolo Zeno is made evident by the presence of the phantom island Frisland, east of Labrador. This shares space with the actual discoveries of Martin Frobisher from his 1576 voyage, including 'Queen Elizabeth's Foreland' on the coast of Greenland. The Island of California This is the second acquirable world map to feature an insular California, closely following the Speed map. The presence of the island placed this map in the geographical vanguard. For the remainder of the century, more maps would show an insular California than not. But the present work differs sharply in several areas. On the Speed, Goos copied the 1617 Hondius' treatment of Japan and northeastern Asia, including an insular Korea and a narrow Strait of Anian separating Asia from America. In contrast, the present work features a peninsular Korea but a much-truncated northeastern coast, while the American Pacific Northwest is not shown at all in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is shown in the Western Hemisphere only as far as C. Mendocino. Indeed, this map removes all references not only to the Strait of Anian but also to the lands bearing that name either in America or Asia (where it appears on the Speed). A First Glimpse of Australia Hondius' 1630 map is also important in being the first atlas map to indicate a Dutch discovery of Australia and Willem Janszoon's 1605-1606 charting of the northern coastline along the west coast of Queensland. Tierra del Fuego, and Whittling Away Magellanica Like most early maps of the world, Hondius' fills the southern part of the world with a massive 'Magallanica' - the Terra Australis Incognita , or the Southern Unknown Land. Hondius follows Speed in this, but where Speed's map revealed the Strait of Le Maire, Cape Hoorn, and Staten Island in very general terms, the present work contains a much more accurate depiction of the strait of Le Maire and Staten Island. This map also follows Speed in its curtailment of Magellanica in the Pacific at the Tropic of Capricorn to include the handful of Pacific Islands also revealed by Le Maire and Schouten's circumnavigation - 'Cocos Island' (Tafahi), 'Traitors Island' (Niuatoputapu), 'Island of Good Hope' (Niuafo'ou), and the Hoorn Islands (Futuna and Alofi). The presence of these islands counterindi.
