His father was one of the most important Dutch reproductive printmakers and publishers in the early 17th century.

Hondius was supported at the royal court of King Władysław IV Waza.

[3] He was married twice, first in 1632 in The Hague to Kornelia van den Enden, secondly in 1646 in Danzig to Anna Mackensen, daughter of the Royal Goldsmith.

In August 1651, in the wake of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, Hondius joined the army of Janusz Radziwiłł conquering Kiev.

[1] The first ever portrait of the famous Cossack leader Bohdan Khmelnytsky was engraved during this campaign.