Detail of map of Jodocus Hondius

Layout by Juan Carlos Fernández.
Jodocus Hondius (Latinized version of his Dutch name: Joost de Hondt) (14 October 1563 – 12 February 1612) was a Flemish and Netherlandish engraver and cartograph.. Смотреть далее »er. 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. One of the notable figures in the Golden Age of Dutch/Netherlandish cartography (c. 1570s–1670s), he helped establish Amsterdam as the center of cartography in Europe in the 17th century.

Страна:	Венесуэла
Тип:	Почтовые марки
Серия:	Discovery of Venezuela, 500th Anniv.
Номинал:	200 Bs.
Год:	1998
Материал:	coated
Размер:	35 x 45 mm
Перфорация:	comb 12
Тираж:	50,000