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English: The so-called "Christian Knight map", published by Flemish map-maker Jodocus Hondius in Amsterdam in 1597. To produce the map, Hondius made use of Edward Wright's mathematical methods without acknowledgement.
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Source Plate 161 of Rodney W[alter] Shirley (2001) The Mapping of the World: Early Printed World Maps 1472–1700 (4th ed.), Riverside, Conn.: Early World Press, p. 218 ISBN: 0970351801. Reproduced as fig. 5.4 of Mark [Stephen] Monmonier (2004) Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection, Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, p. 69 ISBN: 0-226-53431-6 (hbk.).
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Jodocus Hondius I  (1563–1612)  wikidata:Q454603
 
Jodocus Hondius I
Description Flemish-Dutch cartographer, printmaker, publisher, instrument maker and astronomer
Date of birth/death 17 October 1563 Edit this at Wikidata 12 February 1612 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Wakken Edit this at Wikidata Amsterdam Edit this at Wikidata
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Ghent; London (1584–1593); Amsterdam (1593–1612) Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q454603

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