India Orientalis (The East Indies) - Hondius 1606

India Orientalis (The East Indies) - Hondius 1606India Orientalis (The East Indies) Drawn by: Jodocus Hondius the Elder (15631612) Published in: Amsterdam Year: 1606 From: The Mercator Hondius Atlas Condition: Excellent copperplate engraving with vibrant period hand colouring; professionally matted. A Foundational Masterpiece of the Dutch Golden Age This spectacular 1606 engraving by the celebrated cartographer Jodocus Hondius is one of the most significant and sought after maps of the East Indies

he traces the origins of Asia’s mightiest rivers—including the Ganges

showing the various island groups under Spanish influence

it illustrates an Australian continent whose interior was only just beginning to be understood by Western surveyors

Strategic Straits: It captures the vital sea lanes around Banca (Bangka) and Billiton (Belitung)

the map is filled with:

This evocative print tells the story of Zamboanga

Cartographer: After Willem Lodewijcksz / Engraved by the De Bry family

" This piece remains a cornerstone for collectors of classical history and comparative cartography

a maritime logbook written by an anonymous Greek merchant in the 1st century AD

divided into the "Castle" (the heavily fortified European sector) and the adjacent "Old Town

and the unopened buds

This mid-17th-century engraving by Johannes Janssonius is one of the most famous and influential maps of Southeast Asia