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Published  English Country Maps  in 1646.","Jodocus Hondius  (1563-1612) Born in  Ghent .  Also known as  Joost de Hondt .  Republished Gerard Mercator's  Atlas  in 1604.  Engraved the plates for John Speed's  Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine .","Henricus II Hondius  (1597-1651) Son of  Jodocus Hondius .  Took over family business after death of Jodocus with his brother Jodocus II.","Theodore Danckerts  (1663 - 1727) and  Cornelius Danckerts III  (1664 - 1717) Inherited family cartographic publishing firm from grandfather  Cornelis Danckerts II  and his brother  Dancker Danckerts .","Nicolas Sanson  (1600-1667) Born in  Picardy , France.  Considered the \"Father of French Cartography.\"  King Louis XIII appointed him  Geographe Ordinaire du Roi .  Well known maps and atlases include  Amerique Septentrionale  (1650),  Le Nouveau Mexique et La Floride  (1656), and  La Canada ou Nouvelle France  (1656).","Guillaume Sanson  (1633 - 1703) Son of Nicolas.  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Republished his father's maps and atlases.","Gerard Mercator  (1512 - 1594) Born near  Antwerp .  Studied under the Brothers of the Common Life, then at University of Louvain.  First world map 1538.  In 1541 produced first globe known to have rhumb lines.  1564 appointed as Court Cosmographer to Duke Wilhelm of Cleve, created the map projection that bears his name during this time.  Also known for his revised edition of Ptolemy's  Geographia .","Frederick de Wit  (1629 - 1706) Born in  Gouda .  Worked under  Willem Blaeu  in  Amsterdam .  In 1659 he published the first chart, a map of  Denmark , he drew and engraved himself.  Published his world wall map and his best known atlas,  Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula , the next year.  Dutch States General granted him a 15-year Privilege in 1689.","William Penn, Jr.  (1681 - 1720) Son of William Penn , founder of  Pennsylvania .  Born in  Ireland , married  Mary Jones  in 1699, came to the colony in 1704.  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Published  English Country Maps  in 1646.","Jodocus Hondius  (1563-1612) Born in  Ghent .  Also known as  Joost de Hondt .  Republished Gerard Mercator's  Atlas  in 1604.  Engraved the plates for John Speed's  Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine .","Henricus II Hondius  (1597-1651) Son of  Jodocus Hondius .  Took over family business after death of Jodocus with his brother Jodocus II.","Theodore Danckerts  (1663 - 1727) and  Cornelius Danckerts III  (1664 - 1717) Inherited family cartographic publishing firm from grandfather  Cornelis Danckerts II  and his brother  Dancker Danckerts .","Nicolas Sanson  (1600-1667) Born in  Picardy , France.  Considered the \"Father of French Cartography.\"  King Louis XIII appointed him  Geographe Ordinaire du Roi .  Well known maps and atlases include  Amerique Septentrionale  (1650),  Le Nouveau Mexique et La Floride  (1656), and  La Canada ou Nouvelle France  (1656).","Guillaume Sanson  (1633 - 1703) Son of Nicolas.  Republished his father's maps and atlases.","Gerard Mercator  (1512 - 1594) Born near  Antwerp .  Studied under the Brothers of the Common Life, then at University of Louvain.  First world map 1538.  In 1541 produced first globe known to have rhumb lines.  1564 appointed as Court Cosmographer to Duke Wilhelm of Cleve, created the map projection that bears his name during this time.  Also known for his revised edition of Ptolemy's  Geographia .","Frederick de Wit  (1629 - 1706) Born in  Gouda .  Worked under  Willem Blaeu  in  Amsterdam .  In 1659 he published the first chart, a map of  Denmark , he drew and engraved himself.  Published his world wall map and his best known atlas,  Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula , the next year.  Dutch States General granted him a 15-year Privilege in 1689.","William Penn, Jr.  (1681 - 1720) Son of William Penn , founder of  Pennsylvania .  Born in  Ireland , married  Mary Jones  in 1699, came to the colony in 1704.  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Published  English Country Maps  in 1646.","Jodocus Hondius  (1563-1612) Born in  Ghent .  Also known as  Joost de Hondt .  Republished Gerard Mercator's  Atlas  in 1604.  Engraved the plates for John Speed's  Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine .","Henricus II Hondius  (1597-1651) Son of  Jodocus Hondius .  Took over family business after death of Jodocus with his brother Jodocus II.","Theodore Danckerts  (1663 - 1727) and  Cornelius Danckerts III  (1664 - 1717) Inherited family cartographic publishing firm from grandfather  Cornelis Danckerts II  and his brother  Dancker Danckerts .","Nicolas Sanson  (1600-1667) Born in  Picardy , France.  Considered the \"Father of French Cartography.\"  King Louis XIII appointed him  Geographe Ordinaire du Roi .  Well known maps and atlases include  Amerique Septentrionale  (1650),  Le Nouveau Mexique et La Floride  (1656), and  La Canada ou Nouvelle France  (1656).","Guillaume Sanson  (1633 - 1703) Son of Nicolas.  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Died of tuberculosis in  Liège  in 1720."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Box Number, Folder Number], MS-77, Historic Maps of Europe Collection, Book Arts, Archives, \u0026amp; Rare Books, Boatwright Memorial Library, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Box Number, Folder Number], MS-77, Historic Maps of Europe Collection, Book Arts, Archives, \u0026 Rare Books, Boatwright Memorial Library, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Matt Perelli, Processing \u0026amp; Reference Archivist, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Matt Perelli, Processing \u0026 Reference Archivist, 2025."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFurther maps can be found in MS-5, the Historic Maps and Government Documents Collection.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Further maps can be found in MS-5, the Historic Maps and Government Documents Collection."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of 55 maps and folio maps of various European localities spanning dates from 1572 to 1845. 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