Background
He was born in Amsterdam, the son of the famous cartographer Jodocus Hondius who had started a map-making business in the city.
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 lieutenant 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.
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 January 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.