de Jode

de Jode is the name of a family of artists in Antwerp in the 16th and 17th centuries. The progenitor, Gerrit de Jode the Elder († 1591), came from Nijmegen and was the first to settle in Antwerp. He was a cartographer, engraver and publisher.

Other members of the family were:

• Gerrit de Jode the Younger (1541–1599), engraver, son of Gerrit de Jode the Elder
• Cornelis de Jode (1568–1600), Dutch cartographer, engraver and publisher
• Pieter de Jode the Elder (1570–1634), engraver, son of the previous one
• Pieter de Jode the Younger (1604–1674), engraver, son of the previous one
• Arnold de Jode (1636–1666), engraver, son of the previous one

literature

• Joseph Eduard Wessely:  Jode, de . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 14, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 106.