Asia. Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) India Orientalis

Description:

Asia. Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) India Orientalis. [from] Mercator's Atlas. Amsterdam: Hondius, 1606.
Double-page folio-format copper-plate engraving on laid paper, contemporary hand-coloring, central fold, typographical text on the verso, the coloring visible on the verso, the greens oxidized to a verdigris on the surface, old break along the vertical central fold, with some loss of surface, tape reinforcement on the verso at top, paper repair on the verso in the region of central India, unframed, 18 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.
Estimate $700-900


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