India Orientalis: Early 17th century map of India beyond the Ganges including Southeast Asia and part of China. Published by Jodocus Hondius (Amsterdam, c. 1606) from an original by Gerard Mercator

Jodocus Hondius (Dutch name: Joost de Hondt) (1563 – 1612) was a Flemish engraver and cartographer. He helped establish Amsterdam as the center of cartography in Europe in the 17th century.

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