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From MapHist.com - Dictionary of Mapmakers P Established himself in Antwerp around 1549. First, he worked as a bookbinder, but as from 1555 he distinguished himself as a printer, and opened his printing business 'De Gulden Passer' (The Golden Compass). After Plantin's death in 1589, his successors, the Moretuses, continued printing mostly for the catholic Counter-Reformation. Jan I Moretus (1543 - 1610), who married Plantin's daughter Martina, inherited the printing business from his father-in-law. Plantijn printed many important atlases and books: Ortelius, Guiciardini, etc. This Article was published on MapHist.com - http://www.MapHist.com |