The Old Print Shop

Hanonia, Germany

  • ARTIST: Gerard Mercator

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Jodocus Hondius and Jan Jansson, Arnheim.

  • MEDIUM: Copper engraving, handcolored,

    DATE: 1608

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size about 5 1/2 x 6 7/8" (14.1 x 17.5 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: From the Atlas Minor of Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius, one of the most famous and successful small atlases in history. <br> <br> The County of Hainaut), sometimes spelled Hainault, was a territorial lordship within the medieval Holy Roman Empire that straddled the present-day border of Belgium and France. Its most important towns included Mons (Dutch: Bergen), now in Belgium, and Valenciennes, now in France.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition with modern color.

  • REFERENCE: Koeman Me 187.

  • CATEGORIES: Maps