Sinus Gangeticus Vulgo Golfo De Bengala Nova description

Johannes Janssonius, Sinus Gangeticus Vulgo Golfo De Bengala Nova description, Amsterdam, Circa 1695
18.6 x 21.5 in (46.5 x 53.7 cm)

Engraved map of Bay of Bengal from Sri Lanka to Sumatra. European and Oriental vessels are shown crossing the sea.

"Johannes Janssonius (1588, Arnhem - buried July 11, 1664, Amsterdam) (born Jan Janszoon, in English also Jan Jansson) was a Dutch cartographer and publisher who lived and worked in Amsterdam in the 17th century. Janssonius was born in Arnhem, the son of Jan Janszoon the Elder, a publisher and bookseller. He produced his first maps in 1616 of France and Italy. Under the leadership of Janssonius the Hondius Atlas was steadily enlarged. Renamed Atlas Novus, it had three volumes in 1638, one fully dedicated to Italy.

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