![]() Amstelodami : Apud Henricum Hondium & Joannem Janssonium, 1638.Ĭataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Map within decorative border, with portraits of Julius Caesar, Ptolomey, Gerhard Mercator, and Jodocus Hondius and tableaus depicting the 4 elements.Īppears in the authors Atlas Novus. Subjects: World maps-Early works to 1800ġ map : hand col. Description: Ornately decorated and beautifully colored, this world map epitomizes the baroque style favored during the Golden Age of Dutch cartography. Leventhal Map CenterĬollection (local): Norman B. Location: Boston Public Library Norman B. In the lower center inset, there is a depiction of the four continents, with the personified Asia, America, and Africa paying tribute to Europe, a theme that was repeated many times on atlas title pages and the marginal map decorations during this time period.Ĭreator: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651 Name on Item: In the four corners, there are portraits of Julius Caesar because he ordered a survey of the Roman Empire, the second-century (A.D.) geographer Claudius Ptolemy, and the atlas's first two publishers, Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius, thus establishing Henricus' cartographic lineage and his link to classical geography. Vignettes above and below the spheres symbolize the four elements of fire, air, water, and land. The distinguishing feature of this map, however, is the lush ornamentation outside of the two spheres. Although this was not the first time the double hemisphere projection was used for a world map, the longevity of this example most likely provided a precedent for the wide use of this projection throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Henricus designed his map using two hemispheres, providing the impression of looking at both sides of a globe at the same time. Henricus' world map had a long life as well, appearing in the various editions of the Mercator atlas published from 1633 to 1658. Nova totivs terrarvm orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabvla Title (alt. The map was prepared in 1630 by Henricus Hondius, who had joined in partnership with Jan Jansson to revitalize the map book entitled ''Atlas'', that was originated by Gerard Mercator in 1595 and continued by Henricus's father Jodocus over the next 35 years. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Illustrations include images of the four elements and portraits of Julius Caeser, Ptolemy, Mercator and Hondius. Ornately decorated and beautifully colored, this world map epitomizes the baroque style favored during the Golden Age of Dutch cartography. Appears in Jansson's Nieuwen atlas, volume 1, 1657. Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula The noun phrase 'orbis terrarum' means, literally, 'of the circle of lands,' a common Latin idiom for 'world'.Nova totivs terrarvm orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabvla Nova totivs terrarvm orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabvla / Auct: Henr: Hondio Creator Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651 Call Number MAP NK 1531 Created/Published Amsterdami : Apud Iohannem Ianonium, 1646 Extent 1 map : col. The adjective 'novi' means 'new', also genitive singular. The conjunction 'sive' is a disjunctive 'or' (i.e., 'or instead'). The adjective 'totius' means 'entire, whole' it is genitive singular to agree with 'orbis'. The noun 'tabula' means 'tablet', sometimes in the sense of a painted image. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong. some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. In a word-by-word translation, the adjective 'nova' means 'new'. Jodocus Hondius II, Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula ca. This means " a new picture of the whole, or rather of the new, world." ![]() Nova tabula totius sive novi orbis terrarum Because Latin word order is so free, we can more easily make sense of this quotation by rearranging the words into a more English-like order:
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