Map of Europe, copperplate engraving hand colored, published by Hendrik Hondius, Amsterdam, 1631, card size 46, 5x56, 8 cm
In the cartouche on the right the description "Europa Exactissime Descripta Auctore Henrico Hondio. 1631"
Map published in Amsterdam in 1631 by Hendricus Hondius (1573-1650) and dedicated to King Louis XIII of France (cartouche at left). The map was based on an earlier map by his father Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612). French edition in 1633 in Mercator's atlas.
