| Hondius Hendrik ( 1597- 1650 ) Amsterdam; issued in: Amsterdam; ca 1619 Jodocus Hondius (1563 ?1612) was a Dutch engraver and cartographer He is best known for his early maps of the New World and Europe for re-establishing the reputation of the work of Gerard Mercator and for his portraits of Francis Drake He helped establish Amsterdam as the center of cartography in Europe in the 17th century He was born in Wakken and grew up in Ghent In his early years he established himself as an engraver instrument maker and globe maker In 1584 he moved to London to escape religious difficulties in Flanders While in England Hondius was instrumental in publicizing the work of Francis Drake who had made a circumnavigation of the world in the late 1570, 1597 |
