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Jodocus Hondius

1563 - 1612

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Jodocus Hondius (Latinized version of his Dutch name: Joost de Hondt) (17 October 1563 – 12 February 1612) was a Flemish and Dutch engraver and cartographer. He is sometimes called Jodocus Hondius the Elder to distinguish him from his son Jodocus Hondius II. Hondius is best known for his early maps of the New World and Europe, for re-establishing the reputation of the work of Gerard Mercator, and for his portraits of Francis Drake. He inherited and republished the plates of Mercator, thus reviving his legacy, also making sure to include independent revisions to his work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jodocus Hondius has received more than 130,876 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Jodocus Hondius is the 37th most popular geographer (down from 33rd in 2019), the 232nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 200th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Jodocus Hondius ranks 37 out of 86. Before him are Albrecht Penck, Marinus of Tyre, Abu Sa'id Gardezi, Artemidorus Ephesius, Jovan Cvijić, and Vincenzo Coronelli. After him are Alfred Hettner, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Otto Nordenskjöld, Johann Georg Gmelin, Conrad Malte-Brun, and Erich von Drygalski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1563, Jodocus Hondius ranks 9. Before him are Orazio Gentileschi, Johannes Althusius, Mavro Orbini, Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, Guru Arjan, and Andrew Báthory. After him are Hosokawa Gracia, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, Hosokawa Tadaoki, Katō Yoshiaki, and Franciscus Gomarus. Among people deceased in 1612, Jodocus Hondius ranks 14. Before him are Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, Karin Månsdotter, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Hans Leo Hassler, Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Giovanni Battista Guarini. After him are Ernest of Bavaria, False Dmitry III, Piotr Skarga, Leonardo Donato, Giovanni de' Bardi, and John Smyth.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jodocus Hondius ranks 232 out of 1,190. Before him are Clemens August of Bavaria (1700), Guy Verhofstadt (1953), Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau (1727), Adalard of Corbie (751), Prince Alexandre of Belgium (1942), and Georges Leekens (1949). After him are Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), Herri met de Bles (1480), Patrick Bauchau (1938), Frans Masereel (1889), Juliana of Liège (1193), and Leo Tindemans (1922).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Belgium

Among geographers born in Belgium, Jodocus Hondius ranks 3. Before him are Gerardus Mercator (1512), and Abraham Ortelius (1527).

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