▁Hen ric us ▁H ond ius ▁II , ▁Hend rik ▁H ond ius ▁I , ▁Wille m ▁Bla eu , ▁Joan ▁Bla eu , ▁Johannes ▁J ans son ius , ▁Andreas ▁Cell arius , ▁Ger ard ▁de ▁J ode , ▁Corn el is ▁de ▁J ode , ▁Cla es ▁V iss cher , ▁Nicola es ▁V iss cher ▁I , ▁Nicola es ▁V iss cher ▁II , ▁and ▁Freder ik ▁de ▁Wit . ▁Le u ven , ▁Ant werp , ▁and ▁Amsterdam ▁were ▁the ▁main ▁cent res ▁of ▁the ▁Nether land ish ▁school ▁of ▁cart ography ▁in ▁its ▁golden ▁age ▁( the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 7 th ▁centuries , ▁approximately ▁ 1 5 7 0 – 1 6 7 0 s ). ▁The ▁Golden ▁Age ▁of ▁Dutch ▁cart ography ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age ▁of ▁Nether land ish ▁cart ography ) ▁that ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Netherlands ▁( current ▁Belg ium ; ▁mainly ▁in ▁Le u ven ▁and ▁Ant werp ) ▁by ▁Mer c ator ▁and ▁Ort el ius ▁found ▁its ▁full est ▁expression ▁during ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁century ▁with ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁monument al ▁multi - volume ▁world ▁at l ases ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁( main ly ▁in ▁Amsterdam ) ▁by ▁compet ing ▁map making ▁fir ms ▁such ▁as ▁Lucas ▁W agh ena er , ▁Joan ▁Bla eu , ▁Jan ▁J ans son ius , ▁Cla es ▁J ans zo on ▁V iss cher , ▁and ▁Freder ik ▁de ▁Wit . ▁