Map of Ancient Istria by Jan Jansson

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This map of Istria, produced by Jan Janssonius, is a refined example of 17th-century cartography, with the east facing up, a common practice of the time. Derived from Giovanni Magini's 1620 map, published in the first modern atlas of Italy, it depicts the Istrian peninsula, the Gulf of Trieste, and the surrounding islands, with particular attention to the Venetian ports and Lake Cerknica, an intermittent Slovenian lake often absent from contemporary maps.

Jan Janssonius (1588–1664), a Dutch geographer and publisher, was a central figure in the golden age of Dutch cartography. Son of a bookseller, he married the daughter of the renowned cartographer Jodocus Hondius, with whom he shared a publishing business. In 1616, Janssonius began publishing his first maps, and in 1633, he collaborated with his brother-in-law Henricus Hondius on the reprint of the Mercator-Hondius atlas, which later evolved into the celebrated Atlas Novus and then the Atlas Major, a colossal work in eleven volumes.

After Janssonius's death in 1664 in Amsterdam, the business passed to his son-in-law Johannes van Waesbergen. The atlas plates were later sold to Gerard Valck and Pieter Schenk, who republished them under their own names. Janssonius's maps, including this one of Istria, continue to be praised for their precision, elegance, and historical importance, making them sought-after items in the world of cartographic collectors.

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Size: 60 x 40 cm
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