Pascaarte Van't Westlyckste deel vande Middelandsche Zee [&] Pascaarte Van't...

Old coloured sea chart of the Mediterranean Sea. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1650.

Reference 11869

Description

Two rare and very decorative nautical charts of the entire Mediterranean area. The western and eastern part of the Mediterranean printed on two sheets. The seachart of the western part shows the west coast of Spain with the Balearic Islands, the south coast of France with Corsica, Italy with sardines and Sicily, as well as the northwest coast of Africa. The sheet with the eastern part shows Italy with Sicily and Malta, the Balkans, Greece, Asia Minor, the northeast coast of Africa up to the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea with Cyprus.

With two cartouches with Dutch and Latin title on each chart, mileage scales and two compass roses. With five keys of names in which even the smallest islands are listed. German text on verso with description of the Mediterranean.

From the German edition of Atlas Maritimus, which was added to only a few editions of Atlas Novus by Johannes Janssonius. The sea atlas was published in Amsterdam in 1650 under the title Das Fünffte Theil Des Grossen Atlantis, Welches begreiffet Die Wasser-Welt, Das ist: Eine sehr kunstreiche Abbildung und Beschreibung aller Wasser und Meeren, welche den gantzen Erdbodem umgeben, und durch die Schiffarthen dieser zeiten entdecket worden. The map from this atlas are today among the earliest printed nautical charts of the respective region. The sea atlases of Van Keulen, Colom, Lootsman or Goos appeared later in the second half of the 17th Century.

Details

Cartographer	Johannes Janssonius
Title	Pascaarte Van't Westlyckste deel vande Middelandsche Zee [&] Pascaarte Van't Oostelyckste deel vande Middelandsche Zee
Publisher, Year	Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1650
Plate Size	42.0 x 54.5 cm (16.5 x 21.5 inches)
Sheet Size	50.0 x 59.0 cm (19.7 x 23.2 inches)
Reference	Van der Krogt, P.: Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici, 0301:1 & 0302:1A; Zacharakis, C.G.: A Catalogue of Printed Maps of Greece, 1477-1800, No. 1704/1119 (eastern part)

Condition

Some minor browning, small tear in centrefold in marin. Very good conditions with wide margins and old colour.

Cartographer

Johannes Janssonius also known as Jan Jansson was born 1588 in Arnhem, Netherlands. His father was a bookseller and publisher (Jan Janszoon the Elder). When he married the daughter of the cartographer Jodocus Hondius he also set up a business as book publisher in Amsterdam. His first map was published in 1616. Around 15 years later he set up a partnership with his brother in law Hondius add issued further editions of the Mercator/Hondius atlas. After his death in 1664, his heirs still have published several maps. Many of his plates have been acquired by Pieter Schenk and Gerard Valk.

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Old coloured sea chart of the Mediterranean Sea. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1650.

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