South-western Counties of England and Wales. The Atlas Minor was first published in 1607 by Jodocus Hondius the younger, as a reduced size version of the large Mercator/Hondius world atlas. From 1607-21 Hondius issued 9 editions in 3 languages - Latin, French and German. After 1621 the printing plates were acquired by London booksellers, and the maps appeared again in Purchas, His Pilgrimes in 1625 , and inHistoria Mundi, or Mercato'rs Atlas in 1635,1637 and 1639. This map of SW England and Wales comes from the first edition of the Atlas Minor in 1607. It has Latin text to the verso, and bears the title Angliae IIII. Tabula above the top border.