Adina Sommer
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Adina Sommer`s Rare Antique Maps and Contemporary Art
Gerardus Mercator Natus Rupelmundiae … Iudocus Hondius Natus in Pago Flandriae dicto Wackene
Original:
2,500.00 €
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| Article ID | T0134 |
| Artist | Mercator-Van den Keere |
| Daughter from Hendric and sister von Pete van den Keere, she came from the famous carthographical family -van den Keere of Netherlands. She married the carthographer Jodocus Hondius and made a portrait of him together with Gerardus Mercator. | |
| Title | Gerardus Mercator Natus Rupelmundiae … Iudocus Hondius Natus in Pago Flandriae dicto Wackene |
| Year | ca. 1610 |
| Description | Engraved double portrait of Mercator and Hondius. Famous double-portrait of two of the most important map makers Gerardus Mercator and Jodocus Hondius, seated in front of a wall map of Europe surrounded by atlases, globes and measuring instruments. The portrait was published in several of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. |
| Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
| Dimensions (cm) | 26,5 x 16,5 cm |
| Condition | Tear perfectly restored |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Copper print |
Reproduction:
375.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )