Hondius can refer to two possibly unrelated families of
engravers and
cartographer
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s, who both moved from
Flanders
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to the
Dutch Republic
The United Provinces of the Netherlands, commonly referred to in historiography as the Dutch Republic, was a confederation that existed from 1579 until the Batavian Revolution in 1795. It was a predecessor state of the present-day Netherlands ...
in the 1590s:
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Amsterdam
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family originating from
Ghent
Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ...
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Jodocus Hondius
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 h ...
(1563–1612)
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Jodocus Hondius II (1593–1629), first son of Jodocus I
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Hendrik Hondius II (1597–1651), second son of Jodocus I
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The Hague
The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
family originating from
Duffel
Duffel () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Belgium, Belgian province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp.
The municipality comprises the town of Duffel proper. On 1 January 2020, Duffel had a total population of 17,664. The total ar ...
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Hendrik Hondius I
Hendrik Hondius I (born Hendrik de Hondt; 9 June 1573 – ) was a Flemish-born and trained engraver, cartographer, and publisher who settled in the Dutch Republic in 1597.
Life
He was born as the son of Guillam (Willem) de Hondt, a philologis ...
(1573–1650)
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Willem Hondius
Willem Hondius or Willem Hondt (c. 1598 in The Hague – 1652 or 1658 in Danzig (Gdańsk)) was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and painter who spent most of his life in Poland.
Life
Willem Hondius was one of seven children of Hendrik Hondius th ...
(c. 1598–1650s), one of his sons
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Hendrik Hondius III (1615–1677), another son
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Abraham Hondius (ca. 1631–1691), Dutch Golden Age painter
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