Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries
Colouring: Coloured
Condition: Fair
Confirmed: 29/09/2024
Date Acquired: 11/10/2011
Dealers ID No.: M178/1 (STK 2006.01)
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 ( #80, #212, #253, #272) and his wife, Colette ( #113). Six years later, Janssonius established his own cartographic shop next door to his competitor, Willem Blaeu ( #9, #76, #108, #121, #351, #358). By 1630, he had partnered with his brother-in-law, Henricus Hondius ( #18, #82, #114, #123, #126, #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.nBeginning in 1638, the atlas was renamed Atlas novus and expanded to three volumes. A fourth volume was added in 1646, followed by a fifth in 1650, which was divided into two partsAtlas maritimus (Part 1) and Atlas antiquus (Part 2). Part 1 included a map of the Pacific Ocean that featured several intriguing myths ( #282). nThis is the second state of the Janssoniuss Pacific Ocean map. It retains mythical chain of islands stretching from the tip of South America to the Tropic of Capricorn, accompanied by an inscription noting that Hernandus Galego, sent by the King of Spain in 1576, claimed the existence of islands extending from New Guinea to the Strait of Magellan. Similar depictions of islands appear on other contemporary maps, such as Henricus Hondiuss Polus Antarcticus (entries #18 and #114).nCalifornia is still shown as an island, a persistent cartographic myth of the time. On this map, it is separated from a large, mysterious northern landmass labelled Terra Incognita by the Fretum Anian (Strait of Anian).nThe map also includes Jan Carstensz.s 1623 discoveries along the western coast of Cape York Peninsula, including the place names recorded during his expedition. Additionally, it incorporates findings from Abel Tasmans first voyage (1642-1643), including the identification of Van Diemen's Land (todays Tasmania), named after Anthony van Diemen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, and Staten Land, representing the west coast of present-day New Zealand.
First published: Atlas novus, Vol. 5, Part 1. Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius, 1650
Image Size (cm): 54×44
Mapmaker: Janssonius, Johannes (1588-1664)
Other states: First 1650 (see entry #282)
Price: A7,000 plus gst
Primary Category: Sea Charts
Purchase Reference: Inv. 4274
Rarity: R1 Extremely rare – occasionally seen on the market
References: Johannes Keuning, The Novus Atlas of Johannes Janssonius, Imago Mundi 8 (1951): 7198.nSimon Dewez, The Printed World V, pg 45 no. 37
Sheet size (cm): 61×50.5
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: 1688, Second
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