1609 Mercator & Hondius Large Antique Map of Austria New South Wales having a slightly longer lifespan

having a slightly longer lifespan

Plate area: - Light toning & offsetting

during the middle decades of the 17th century Spains maritime power went into a long decline with mounting defeats against the United Provinces and then England

intending to study the birds of that country and be the first to produce a major work on the subject

He is particularly known for engraving a copy of a complete set (E series) of Mantegna Tarocchi cards

1609 Mercator & Hondius Large Antique Map of Austria New South Wales having a slightly longer lifespanTitle : Austria Archiducatus Ref #: 60052 Size: 22in x 18in (560mm x 460mm) Date : 1609 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This beautifully engraved hand coloured original antique map of Austria was published in the 1609 French edition of Mercators Atlas published by Henricus Hondius and Jan Jansson. These maps, published in the later editions of Mercators atlas, are derived from the original maps drawn and engraved by Gerald Mercator in the