Henricus Hondius II

Henricus Hondius II or Hendrik Hondius the Younger (1597 – 16 August 1651) was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher.

He was born in Amsterdam, the son of the famous cartographer Jodocus Hondius who had started a map-making business in the city. Henricus obtained the original plates of the Mercator 1569 world map, and published a 1606 version of it. After his father died in 1612, Henricus co-ran the business with his brother-in-law.

In 1621 opened his own company in his hometown. For the first time his name was mentioned in an atlas was in 1623 when he published the fifth edition of the Mercator-Hondius atlas.

After 1628 Henricus partnered with the cartographer Jan Janssonius and together they continued the business. He died in Amsterdam.

He came from a different family from Hendrik Hondius I; there were two families engaged in very similar activities at the same time.

1630 World Map, Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula