c. 1626-99
For about fifty years Hendrick Doncker ran a flourishing business in
Amsterdam as a bookseller and publisher of sea atlases and textbooks on
navigation.
In a period when so many maps and charts were simply copied from
other publishers, Doncker's charts were his own work and were noted for
their accuracy and constant improvement.
Apart from this work, he cooperated for many years with Pieter Goos and Anthonie Jacobsz in producing a pilot guide De Zeespiegel. Eventually his stock was sold to Johannes van Keulen.
Click here to see maps published by the Doncker family.
Dictionary of map makers
An illustrated list of makers of maps, charts and globes from the earliest time of cartography to present.
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