Hondius
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Hondius can refer to two possibly unrelated families of engravers and cartographers, who both moved from Flanders
to the Dutch Republic
in the 1590s:
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
to the Dutch Republic
Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...
in the 1590s:
- AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
family originating from GhentGhentGhent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
:- Jodocus HondiusJodocus HondiusJodocus Hondius , sometimes called Jodocus Hondius the Elder to distinguish him from his son Henricus Hondius II, was a Flemish artist, engraver, and cartographer...
(1563 - 1612) - Jodocus Hondius II (1593 - < 1633)
- Hendrik Hondius II (1597 - 1651)
- Jodocus Hondius
- The HagueThe HagueThe Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
family originating from DuffelDuffelDuffel is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp.The municipality comprises only the town of Duffel proper. On January 1, 2006 Duffel had a total population of 16,019...
:- Hendrik Hondius IHendrik Hondius IHenrik Hondius I or Hendrik Hondius the Elder , was a Dutch Golden Age engraver, cartographer and publisher.-Biography:He was born in Duffel and settled in The Hague in 1597. According to Cornelis de Bie's Het Gulden Cabinet, his father was Guiliam Hondius, a learned man who moved to Mechelen,...
(1573 - c. 1650) - Willem HondiusWillem HondiusWillem Hondius or Willem Hondt was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and painter.-Life:...
(c. 1598 - 1650s)
- Hendrik Hondius I