Believed to have been published in Amsterdam in 1642, is the work of Flemish cartographer and engraver Hendrik Hondius. Hondius was apprenticed to Godfried van Ghelder in Brussels, studied drawing with the engraver Jan Wierix of Antwerp, and he also studied engraving along the way, to which he dedicated himself as a practice. In 1599, he became the first publisher to be granted a national privilege by the States General of the Netherlands, allowing protection against the circulation of copies of his published works in the Dutch Republic. This early map is an important one of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay, and described by some as an important map of America published in the 17th Century.
Hondius’ map is a derivative of the cartographic work of Captain John Smith's, specifically his original landmark map …show more content…
The map is highly detailed with landforms, indicative of mountain ranges (Peregryns Mount, for example) throughout the entire region. Filling the map are countless names of Native American villages situated on the banks of rivers in the region, along with the boldly labeled names of various tribes, like the Mangoags, Chawons, Powhatan, Mannahoacks and Monacans.
Icons of buildings and crosses are representative of English settlements and missions respectively. Featured in the upper left hand corner is the Indian chief Powhatan resting on his throne and his council seated below his feet. Depicted in the upper right corner is the Royal British coat of arms beneath which is a lone Indian holding a club and a bow stands. A compass rose with multiple rhumb lines is situated in the lower left corner, with north pointed to the right and not at the top as is typical on maps today. This map was not simply an exploratory tool, but a navigation resource for sailors as
Hondius’ map is a derivative of the cartographic work of Captain John Smith's, specifically his original landmark map …show more content…
The map is highly detailed with landforms, indicative of mountain ranges (Peregryns Mount, for example) throughout the entire region. Filling the map are countless names of Native American villages situated on the banks of rivers in the region, along with the boldly labeled names of various tribes, like the Mangoags, Chawons, Powhatan, Mannahoacks and Monacans.
Icons of buildings and crosses are representative of English settlements and missions respectively. Featured in the upper left hand corner is the Indian chief Powhatan resting on his throne and his council seated below his feet. Depicted in the upper right corner is the Royal British coat of arms beneath which is a lone Indian holding a club and a bow stands. A compass rose with multiple rhumb lines is situated in the lower left corner, with north pointed to the right and not at the top as is typical on maps today. This map was not simply an exploratory tool, but a navigation resource for sailors as