Hondius

Hondius is the latinized form of Hondt. The Hondius family can refer to two possibly unrelated families of engravers and cartographers, who both moved from Flanders to the Dutch Republic in the 1590s:Amsterdam family originating from Ghent: Jodocus Hondius (1563–1612), engraver, cartographer, publisher Jodocus Hondius II (1593–1629), first son of Jodocus I Hendrik Hondius II (1597–1651), second son and successor of Jodocus I; engraver, cartographer, publisher Jan Janssonius (1588–1664), son-in-law and successor of Jodocus I; engraver, cartographer, publisherThe Hague family originating from Duffel: Hendrik Hondius I (1573–1650), engraver, cartographer, publisher Willem Hondius, one of the sons of Hendrik I; engraver, cartographer, painter Hendrik Hondius III (1615–1677), another son