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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 122,746 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jodocus Hondius is the 33rd most popular geographer (up from 39th in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 252nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Geographer.

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  • 23

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Jodocus Hondius ranks 33 out of 67. Before him are Sebastian Münster, Zakariya al-Qazwini, Marinus of Tyre, Nicolas Sanson, Albrecht Penck, and Abu Sa'id Gardezi. After him are Vincenzo Coronelli, Willem Blaeu, Alfred Hettner, Artemidorus Ephesius, Jovan Cvijić, and Johann Georg Gmelin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1563, Jodocus Hondius ranks 8. Before him are John Dowland, Orazio Gentileschi, Johannes Althusius, Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, Mavro Orbini, and Guru Arjan. After him are Andrew Báthory, Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Hosokawa Gracia, Hosokawa Tadaoki, and Franciscus Gomarus. Among people deceased in 1612, Jodocus Hondius ranks 12. Before him are Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Federico Barocci, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Karin Månsdotter, Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, and Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. After him are Hans Leo Hassler, Piotr Skarga, John Smyth, Nicholas Rémy, False Dmitry III, and Giovanni Battista Guarini.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jodocus Hondius ranks 200 out of 1,019. Before him are Rik Van Looy (1933), John Langenus (1891), Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (889), Guy Verhofstadt (1953), and Jan Ceulemans (1957). After him are Pierre de la Rue (1460), Justus van Gent (1430), Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880), Ovide Decroly (1871), Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), and Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573).

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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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