Gerard De Jode (1516-1591)
Gerard de Jode (1516-1591)
Engraver, mapmaker and publisher. Born in Nijmegen, active in Antwerp from 1547 at latest. Published numerous maps, many of which were engraved by the brothers Johannes and Lucas Doetecum, who had also worked for Cock. He received a printing privilege in 1551. De Jode published many engravings by Johannes Wierix, Harmen Muller, Adriaen Collaert, Johannes Sadeler and after Flemish designers such as Maarten de Vos and Ambrosius Francken. His greatest project was a set of Bible illustrations, published under the title 'Thesaurus Veteris et Novi Testamenti' in 1585. Died in Antwerp, 1591. After his death his widow continued with the business. Father of Pieter I and Cornelis.