1609 Mercator & Hondius Large Antique Map of Austria New South Wales intending to study the birds

intending to study the birds of that country and be the first to produce a major work on the subject

the primary cultivators of the cash crop were West African slaves

He is particularly known for engraving a copy of a complete set (E series) of Mantegna Tarocchi cards

Plate area: - Light toning & offsetting

Calcographus Hagae Comitis

1609 Mercator & Hondius Large Antique Map of Austria New South Wales intending to study the birdsTitle : Austria Archiducatus Ref #: 60052 Size: 22in x 18in (560mm x 460mm) Date : 1609 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This beautifully engraved hand coloured original antique map of Austria was published in the 1609 French edition of Mercators Atlas published by Henricus Hondius and Jan Jansson. These maps, published in the later editions of Mercators atlas, are derived from the original maps drawn and engraved by Gerald Mercator in the