NATOLIA, quae olim ASIA MINOR JANSSON, Jan
\nAmsterdam, c. 1639
\n50 x 40 cm.<\/p>\n
Jan Jansson’s decorative engraved map of Asia Minor, showing Turkey, Cyprus, and the Islands in the Aegean.
\nThis attractive map shows all of Turkey, Cyprus and the Aegean Islands to a relatively high degree of accuracy. At the time the entire region was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire (Cyprus was conquered in 1571 from the Venetians). A maritime battle scene, located in the seas to the west of Cyprus, memorializes the naval rivalry between the Ottomans and the Venetians. Major cities, such as Constantinople (Istanbul), Smryna (Izmir) and Antioch are shown, while an elegant title banner completes the composition.
\nJansson copied the map from one by Willem Blaeu, which had first been issued in 1634. Jan Jansson Biography
\nJan Janssonius (also known as Johann or Jan Jansson or Janszoon) (1588-1664) was a renowned geographer and publisher of the seventeenth century, when the Dutch dominated map publishing in Europe. Born in Arnhem, Jan was first exposed to the trade via his father, who was also a bookseller and publisher. In 1612, Jan married the daughter of Jodocus Hondius, who was also a prominent mapmaker and seller. Jonssonius\u2019 first maps date from 1616.
\nIn the 1630s, Janssonius worked with his brother-in-law, Henricus Hondius. Their most successful venture was to reissue the Mercator-Hondius atlas. Jodocus Hondius had acquired the plates to the Mercator atlas, first published in 1595, and added 36 additional maps. After Hondius died in 1612, Henricus took over publication; Janssonius joined the venture in 1633. Eventually, the atlas was renamed the Atlas Novus and then the Atlas<\/p>\n
Major, by which time it had expanded to eleven volumes. Janssonius is also well known for his volume of English county maps, published in 1646.
\nJanssonius died in Amsterdam in 1664. His son-in-law, Johannes van Waesbergen, took over his business. Eventually, many of Janssonius\u2019 plates were sold to Gerard Valck and Pieter Schenk, who added their names and continued to reissue the maps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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