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Dear Dieter Duncker Your 18th century copy is one of a few I have come across-sometimes dated; sometimes not, but otherwise identifiable through later watermarked or dated paper. I don't think that there was a 'substantial' copying industry but if the original plate(s) were available, not necessarily in the hands of the original publisher, then occasional copies may have been run off for antiquarian interest. With regards Rodney Shirley [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 20 September 2011 12:22 To: [email protected] Subject: [MapHist] Hondius Worldmap 1750 I recently purchased a world map which is a near copy of the world map nr. 265 (The Mapping of the World, R. Shirley). Apart from the two centrally located figures and the fact that the right cartouche states 'Amstelodami 1750', it is apparent that it is a 18th century copy of the Geelkercken-Hondius world map. My question is whether this is an incidental 18th century copy, or was there a substantial 'copying' industry in that period ? Dieter Duncker Antiquariaat Plantijn Ginnekenmarkt 5 4835JC Breda the Netherlands http://www.plantijnmaps.com/
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