Cornelis de Jode (1568 – 17 October 1600) was a

cartographer Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an im ...

, engraver and

publisher Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

from

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

. He was the son of

Gerard de Jode Gerard de Jode (also known as Petrus de Jode; – 5 February 1591) was a Netherlandish cartographer, engraver, and publisher who lived and worked in Antwerp. In 1547, De Jode was admitted to the Guild of St. Luke, and began his work as a ...

, also a cartographer. Cornelis studied science at Academy of Douai (info on birth and death dates and place, and info on studies in Douai are from Answers.com) When his father died in 1591, Cornelis de Jode took over the work on his father's uncompleted atlas, which he eventually published in 1593 as ''

Speculum Orbis Terrae ''Speculum Orbis Terrae'' ("Mirror of the World") was an atlas published by Cornelis de Jode in Antwerp in 1593. The atlas was largely a continuation of unfinished works of his father, Gerard de Jode, who died in 1591. Contemporary scholars consid ...

''. Despite that contemporary scholars consider many of de Jode's maps to be copies of both Portuguese and Spanish cartographers in detail and style of atlas of the time

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ''Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'' (, "Theatre of the Orb of the World") is considered to be the first true modern atlas. Written by Abraham Ortelius, strongly encouraged by Gillis Hooftman and originally printed on 20 May 1570 in Antwerp, it consist ...

Ortelius Abraham Ortelius (; also Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels; 4 or 14 April 152728 June 1598) was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conventionally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the ''Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ...

, de Jode's atlas never sold well due to his plagiarize. After his death, the engraving plates were sold to J. B. Vrients (who also owned the

plates), and the complete work was not published again. File:Cornelis de Jode 1593 Totius Orbis Cogniti Universalis Descriptio.jpg, The Known World, from ''

'', 1593. File:Gerard de Jode 1593 Map Northern hemisphere.jpg, The Northern Hemisphere, also from ''

'', 1593. Note the unusual perspective from a position above the north pole. File:Gerard de Jode 1593 Map Southern hemisphere.jpg, The Southern Hemisphere. Color print from copper engraving (printer Arnold Coninx).

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Scientists of the Habsburg Netherlands Belgian cartographers Scientists from Antwerp 1568 births 1600 deaths 16th-century Flemish cartographers Early modern Netherlandish cartography {{Belgium-scientist-stub