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Title
Title page with printer's device and imprint of Jodocus II Hondius, 1614
Creator
Hondius, Jodocus II (drukker/printer)
Year
1614
Type
titelblad drukkersmerk, title page printer's device
Measurements
23,5 x 18 cm.
Related term
stadsbeschrijvingen, titelpagina's, drukkersmerken
Period
17e eeuw
Classification
D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst, G: Boekhandel en uitgeverij
Content
Printers' devices often referred to the name or the profession of the printer and/or bookseller. The printer's device 'De Wackere Hond' (The watchful dog) of the Hondius family, major map makers and publishers originally from the Southern Netherlands, was inspired by the family name and their origin from the Flemish Wakken, but it also says something about their `watchful' character. As the imprint shows, Jodocus Hondius was still established in the Kalverstraat in 1614. The family was later to move to the Dam.
Original
Pontanus, Joh. Isacius. - Historische beschrijvinghe der seer wijt beroemde coop-stadt Amsterdam. - Amsterdam: Jodocus II Hondius, 1614, titelpagina.
available in
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 496 D 11
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek