172. MERCATOR - HONDIUS, Atlas sive Cosmographicae, 2nd Cloppenburgh edition, 1632, with 175 engraved maps.

MERCATOR, GERHARD - HONDIUS, HENRIC. Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de fabrica mundi et fabricati figura. Amsterdam, Johannis Cloppenburgh, 1632.

Oblong folio (c. 215x280 mm.). 749 pp. Engraved title within engraved and historiated border, 175 engraved maps (lacking 1 map [Germany] according to index) with world map with two hemispheres, the pole, the four continents, many maps of Europe together with North Africa, a few of Asia (China) and America at the end.
Condition: World map with small dampstain to outer margi, slightly affecting frame, minor burnhole to upper margin on platemark; the continents with same dampstain and with dampstain to upper part; two maps with small burnhole (Hassia and Virginia /Florida), small spot to India orientalis, Denmark with small hole. Overall some foxing and spotting. Some maps towards the end with some dampstains to the margins, some foxing.
Printed title with a large repair, not affecting text, some stains, partly erased signature dated 1872; engraved title with repaired tear to centre part, some creasing, some staining to upper part, small repair to inner margin; text and maps with some dampstaining to the beginning, partly with some spotting . Title and a few leaves in the beginning with some creasing. Latin text.

Contemporary full vellum binding, partly worn and rubbed, boards partly warped. Boards partly stained and browned, many notes in ink on both boards. Endpapers creased.

Second Cloppenburg edition of Atlas Minor. Most maps engraved by Pieter van den Keere.