Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries
Colouring: Coloured
Condition: Good
Confirmed: 12/10/2024
Date Acquired: 26/6/2000
Dealers ID No.: M175 (STK 668.01)
Description: Johannes Janssonius was born into a family of publishers and booksellers, gaining experience in book printing from a young age. In 1612, he married Elisabeth Hondius, the daughter of the renowned mapmaker Jodocus Hondius I (View Record (#80), View Record (#212), View Record (#253), View Record (#272)) and his wife, Colette (View Record (#113)). Six years later, Janssonius established his own cartographic shop next door to his competitor, Willem Blaeu (View Record (#9), View Record (#76), View Record (#108), View Record (#121), View Record (#351), View Record (#358)). By 1630, he had partnered with his brother-in-law, Henricus Hondius (#18, #82, #114, View Record (#123), View Record (#126), View Record (#378)). That same year, they released a supplement to the Mercator-Hondius Atlas titled Atlantis majoris appendix, sive pars altera, which gradually expanded over the years.nThis map of Southeast Asia and the Philippines first appeared in the Appendix in 1630, twenty-five years after the Dutch East India Company (VOC) dispatched Willem Janszoon (Jansz.) to discover and explore the land of New Guinea, and the islands east of the same. In late 1605, aboard the Duyfken (Little Dove), Jansz. departed Banda and sailed to Bantam, West Java. From there, he journeyed to the south coast of New Guinea, naming it Duyfkens Eylandt. Continuing south, he mistakenly believed he was still navigating the southern coast of New Guinea, but in reality, he had reached the western coastline of Cape York Peninsula in today's Australia. He sailed as south as far as Cape Keerweer (Cape Turnaround), where a skirmish with local Aboriginal people resulted in the deaths of several of his crew. Consequently, Jansz. retraced his route along the coast, eventually returning to Banda.nThe significance of this map lies in its inclusion of discoveries from the Duyfken voyage. First issued in 1630, it was among the earliest Dutch printed maps to depict New Guineas southern coast, marking "Duyfkens Eylant." The map however does not portray the complete route of the voyage, as the scale of miles obscures some areas where further discoveries might have been represented.
First published: Atlantis maioris appendix Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius, 1630
Mapmaker: Janssonius, Johannes (1588-1664)
Price: A2,400 plus gst
Primary Category: Southeast Asia
Purchase Reference: Letter 26 June 2000 on green paper mentions map was uncoloured but it was upgraded to coloured 26/06/2000
Rarity: R2 Very rare – one or two copies appear on the market
References: Johannes Keuning, The Novus Atlas of Johannes Janssonius, Imago Mundi 8 (1951): 7198.nGünter Schilder, Australia Unveiled: The Share of the Dutch Navigators in the Discovery of Australia, trans. Olaf Richter (Amsterdam: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1973), pg 291, map 24. nSimon Dewez, The Printed World II, 20, map 90. nT. D. Mutch, The First Discovery of Australia With an Account of the Voyage of the Duyfken and the Career of Captain Willem Jansz, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 28, no. 5 (1942): 30352, 319-20.nKoeman/Krogt 1:202 (79) & 1:311.2(93) 8H;
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: 1630
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