Blaeu johannes (170 risultati)

No Binding. Condizione: Good. Postcard in good condition, unmailed, with writing on reverse. Cards are sent in stiff mailers. Photo.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Jacket a bit rubbed and with a three and a half inch crease on rear panel.

hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st. Folio, 224 pp., Introduction, selection and caption notes by John Goss; foreword by Peter Clark. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. Profusely illustrated (illustratore).

Couverture rigide. Condizione: Bon. Réimpression contemporaine du plus célèbre des atlas du 17e siècle réalisé par le cartographe néerlandais Johannes Blaeu (1596 à 1673) avec les cartes des régions de France. Il fut publié pour la première fois entre 1662 et 1665. Publié par Malherbe en 1987 , broché avec une couverture rigide en très bon état, format 32,5x26,5x2 cm , 287 pages. …

Loose Leaf. Condizione: New. Reproduction. Original title: Second page of the map of the siege of Breda, 1624 German: Zweite Seite der Karte der Belagerung von Breda, 1624 French: Deuxième page de la carte du siège de Breda, 1624 Spanish: Segunda página del mapa del sitio de Breda, 1624 High-quality fine-art reproduction based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Creation period: 17th century (1649). Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper (Photo Matt Fibre) in size A5. The motif is printed with a white border (museum-style presentation). No.…

Loose Leaf. Condizione: New. Reproduction. Original title: First page of the map of the siege of Breda, 1624 German: Erste Seite der Karte der Belagerung von Breda, 1624 French: Première page de la carte du siège de Breda, 1624 Spanish: Primera página del mapa del sitio de Breda, 1624 High-quality fine-art reproduction based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Creation period: 17th century (1649). Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper (Photo Matt Fibre) in size A5. The motif is printed with a white border (museum-style presentation). No.…

Condizione: Good. Originele hardcover met goudopdruk op rug, stofomslag, veel grote afbeeldingen in kleur.

Condizione: Good. Originele hardcover met goudopdruk op rug, stofomslag, veel grote afbeeldingen in kleur.

Condizione: Good. Originele hardcover met goudopdruk op rug, stofomslag, veel grote afbeeldingen in kleur, groot 4to.; Voorkant stofomslag gevlekt.

Cartoné. Condizione: Bueno. Bueno. Libros.

Cartoné con sobrecubierta. Condizione: Como Nuevo. Primera edición FACSÍMIL. Muy ilustrado. 223 páginas.

Softcover. Kartengröße: 49 x 51,5 cm. Oben links einEngel die Meilenanzeige haltend, unten rechts die Titelkartusche von zwei Wappen flankiert: rechts vier Löwen unter einer Krone (das Wappen von Hennegau), rechts ein Löwe unter einer Krone (das Wappen Belgiens). Im unteren Randbereich ein 2 cm langer Einriss, der bis in die Karte hineinreicht, sonst im Randbereich kleinere Fehlstellen und Einrisse. Der Kartenbereich im unteren rechten Eck nur in der Randung mit Längen- und Breitengraden etwas abgerieben. Weiterhin auf der Karte: Wallonien, Mons, Teile von Brabant begrenzt durch Oudenaarde, Huy und Cambrai, oben links Flandern. - Versand als Rolle zu 5.-Euro. - -- Bitte Portokosten außerhalb EU erfragen! / Please ask for postage costs outside EU! / S ' il vous plait demander des frais de port en dehors de l ' UE! // Bitte beachten Sie auch unsere Fotos! / Please also note our photos! / Veuillez noter nos photos -- Leuchtender Herbstbeginn! Wie wäre es mit einem guten Buch? Bei uns werden Sie fündig, stöbern Sie in unserem Ladengeschäft oder online. -- Wir kaufen Ihre werthaltigen Bücher! Fe2Klavier.…

Pappe. Condizione: Gut. 224 S., 39 cm Zustand: Schutzumschlag berieben mit leichten Randläsionen, Leinen am unteren Kapital durchgerieben, Kopfschnit staubfleckig, Stehkante angestaubt, Namenseintrag --- Inhalt: Text in Holländisch. 100 farbige Karten aus dem 17. Jahrhundert ROS1-1 ISBN: 9062487386 Sprache: Niederländisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2600.…

Condizione: Bueno. 21338 Blaeu, Johannes 1999 Libsa, Madrid, 1999. Cartoné edit. con sobrecub., multitud de mapas a color. 223 pp. Gran formato Cartografía,Atlas.

First French edition; 3 parts in 1, landscape folio (26.5 by 28 mm); decorative engraved title incorporating two figures of sailors surmounting a panoramic view of Amsterdam, with printed overslip, engraved pictorial frontispiece with a scene of ships, and in the foreground a busy school of navigators, numerous text engravings, including volvelles, divisional titles and index tables at front and back respectively to first and second book, and 42 folding charts engraved by Petrus Kaerius after W.J. Blaeu, with accompanying text, coastal profiles and diagrams, one small marginal tear to O3 with old repair, discreet marginal repair to map 28, faint marginal staining to a few gatherings, contemporary ownership inscription to title, discreet bookplates to pastedowns; contemporary full mottled calf, spine in six gilt compartments with gilt morocco lettering piece, a little worn, joints cracked, a very good copy; [2, Sonnet], [52, introduction), [1]-119, [1]-127, [1] pp. Rare complete French edition of Janssonius's 1620 navigational atlas. Rare complete French edition of Janssonius's 1620 navigational atlas. Janssonius printed, after the 1620 Dutch and French editions, five Dutch, two English, and three French editions, of the 'Flambeau de la Navigation' after Willem Janszoon Blaeu until 1637. His navigation manual is considered one of the great books of Dutch cartography and was one of the most widely used pilot books for the European coasts. The work covers Holland, Zeeland, Flanders, France, Portugal, Spain, the western North African coast, the Canary Islands, Madeira, the Azores, the south coasts of Ireland and England, Friesland, the German North Sea, Jutland, Holstein, Mecklenburg, Pomerania, Prussia, the Baltic, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, northern Russia, the Faroe Islands, Shetland, the Hebrides, and the east coast of Scotland and England. 'Blaeu, using his patronym Janszoon, published his first book of sea-charts in 1608 (not in the BL) under the title 'Het Licht der Zee-vaert'. This work proved in demand as it updated the pioneering chart atlases of Lucas Waghenaer dating from the 1580s. None of the maps is signed by the engraver, but Destombes has conjectured that he might have been Joshua van den Ende. One of the two sea-men shown on the title-page is thought to represent Blaeu himself.' (Shirley). Blaeu claimed no originality for 'The Light of Navigation', but he did claim that its original source - Waghanaer's 'Mariner's Mirrour' - was 'corrected from manie faults, and inlarged with manie new Descriptions and Cardes. beside. new tables of the Declination of the Sonne, according to Tycho Brahes Observations, applied to the Meridian of Amsterdam'. 'In 1620 Blaeu's competitor Johannes Janssonius ventured to publish Blaeu's work, with plates, precisely copied by Petrus Kaerius. The text was copied as well. Willem Blaeu's 'Het Licht der Zee-vaert' was privileged in 1606 for seven years. Besides this Blaeu had been granted a privilege for ten years in 1608, for all his works published or to be published. As the first edition of 'Het Licht der Zeevaert' was dated 1608, the privilege for this book was valid until 1618, so it is quite possible that Blaeu could not do anything to Janssonius.' (Koeman) Phillips, Atlases 2829; Koeman IV M.Bl 23J.…

Hardcover. Condizione: vg+. Tycho Brahe's Scientific Instruments - With Brilliant Hand Color This superb, vividly hand-colored suite of fifteen engraved plates forms the complete Uraniborg Stellaeburgum section of Joan Blaeu &nb. Large folio. Modern half vellum and tan paper-covered boards. Engraved pictorial title (with hand color) to "Geographia Blaviana"; 3 title leaves and 14 hand-colored engravings (5 double-page). 1 in text illustration. Text paginated: 17-50. A bit of expert paper restoration to outer margin of engraved title page, no loss. Overall very nice indeed. Tycho Brahe's Scientific Instruments - With Brilliant Hand Color This superb, vividly hand-colored suite of fifteen engraved plates forms the complete Uraniborg Stellaeburgum section of Joan Blaeu Atlas Maior, the most elaborate seventeenth-century printed record of Tycho Brahe s observatory complex on the island of Hven (Huaena, Venusia), including iconic engravings of his scientific instruments and a map of Hven.Presented here as a self-contained volume, these exquisite engravings stand as both an artistic and scientific treasure for containing one of the finest visual reconstructions of pre-telescopic astronomy ever produced. The engravings in the present example heightened by exceptionally rich period correct color.Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) stands as the pivotal figure in pre-telescopic astronomy, bridging medieval observational practice and the quantitative precision that made modern celestial mechanics possible. Born into Danish nobility, Tycho was granted the island of Hven by King Frederick II in 1576 and endowed with extraordinary resources to pursue astronomical research. There he built Uraniborg, a purpose-designed research institution unlike anything previously attempted, a fusion of palace, laboratory, library, workshop, botanical garden, and observatory. Tycho s innovations lay not only in conceptual astronomy but in the engineering of new instruments capable of unprecedented accuracy, enabling measurements of planetary positions more precise than any obtained since antiquity. His long series of observations, especially of Mars, later formed the empirical foundation for Johannes Kepler s laws of planetary motion, and thus for the celestial mechanics underlying modern physics.Uraniborg was soon supplemented by Stjerneborg (Stellaeburgum), constructed partially underground to shield delicate instruments from wind and structural vibration. Together the two observatories represent the first large-scale astronomical research center built in Europe and the most ambitious scientific establishment of the sixteenth century. Their architectural and instrumental sophistication amazed contemporaries: here astronomical instruments reached monumental form, calibrated on stone foundations and metal arcs, and deployed with a level of rigor unequaled until the advent of telescopic observatories in the seventeenth century. Brahe s work on Hven not only transformed the practice of astronomy but also modeled a new, institutionalized vision of scientific research, systematic, collaborative, and grounded in precision measurement. Blaeu s colored plates preserve the most complete and compelling visual documentation of these extraordinary structures and devices.The work opens with a large map of the island of Hven, showing the cultivated landscape, settlements, and the commanding position of Uraniborg in the resund. This is followed by three architectural plans of Uraniborg, depicting its gardens, towers, observation rooms, and overall layout. In color, these plans reveal the Renaissance symmetry and intentional design of the complex with unusual clarity.The volume contains the following extraordinary sequence of brilliantly hand-colored engravings, including maps, views and astronomical instruments. Book.…

1 vol. in-plano (555 x 355 mm) de : 1 titre gravé en coloris d'époque ; [5] pp ; XXXII ; 57 ff. ; [1] p. (table) ; 66 cartes gravées sur double page en coloris d'époque (dont une dépliante). (Carte de « Burgundiae » [22] avec déchirure le long de la pliure, carte dépliante « Imperii Caroli Magni » avec déchirures le long des plis, légères mouillures marginales à la fin, quelques tâches marginales, quelques coins restaurés). Plein veau d'époque, dos à nerfs orné et titré, double filet doré et frises encadrant les plats, motifs dorés estampés à froid aux coins et au centre des plats, roulette dorée sur les coupes. (dos réparé au niveau de la jointure supérieure et des extrémités du dos). Édition néerlandaise de cet atlas de France dû à Johannes Blaeu (1596-1673), cartographe, imprimeur-libraire et éditeur néerlandais. L'ouvrage est principalement composé des cartes du sixième volume sur la France du chef-d'uvre de Blaeu, l'Atlas Major. Il est bien complet de ses 66 gravures sur double-page en coloris d'époque accompagnées des descriptions en néerlandais. Né à Alkmaar, Johannes Blaeu reprend les fonctions de son père Willem Blaeu en tant que cartographe officiel de la Compagnie néerlandaise des Indes orientales. Son fils, Joan Blaeu, lui succède, dans les mêmes fonctions, de 1672 à 1705. La première carte représente le Royaume de France et les 62 suivantes sont consacrées à ses régions. En fin d'atlas se trouvent une carte de l'Europe et deux cartes de la Gaule historique sous l'Empire Romain. L'ouvrage est introduit par un joli titre gravé en coloris d'époque, dans le style architectural classique de la Renaissance et rappelant la section sur la France du Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Le titre est flanqué de deux piliers coiffés d'une structure en dôme supportant les armoiries royales du royaume de France après la conclusion des guerres de religion françaises. La devise d'Henri IV, "Duo Protegit Unus" ("Un protège deux" - en d'autres termes, le roi protège à la fois la France et la Navarre), figure en haut. Bel exemplaire. 1 vol. in-plano (555 x 355 mm) with : 1 engraved title in contemporary colors ; [5] pp ; XXXII ; 57 ff. ; [1] p. (table) ; 66 engraved double-page maps in contemporary colors (one folding). (Map of "Burgundiae" [22] with tear along fold, fold-out map "Imperii Caroli Magni" with tears along folds, slight marginal wetness at end, a few marginal stains, a few corners restored). Contemporary full calf, spine ribbed, decorated and titled, double gilt fillet and friezes framing the boards, cold-stamped gilt motifs at the corners and center of the boards, gilt roulette on the edges (spine repaired at upper joint and spine ends). Dutch edition of this atlas of France by Johannes Blaeu (1596-1673), Dutch cartographer, printer, bookseller and publisher. Born in Alkmaar, he took over from his father Willem Blaeu as official cartographer to the Dutch East India Company. His son, Joan Blaeu, succeeded him in the same role from 1672 to 1705. The work is mainly composed of maps from the sixth volume of Blaeu's masterpiece, the Atlas Major, covering France. It is complete with 66 double-page engravings in period colors, accompanied by descriptions in Dutch. The first map represents the Kingdom of France, and the following 62 are devoted to its regions. At the end of the atlas are a map of Europe and two maps of historic Gaul under the Roman Empire. The work is introduced by an attractive title engraved in period colors, in the classical Renaissance architectural style, reminiscent of the section on France in Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. The title is flanked by two pillars topped by a domed structure supporting the royal coat of arms of the kingdom of France after the conclusion of the French Wars of Religion. Henri IV's motto, "Duo Protegit Unus" ("One protects two" - in other words, the king protects both France and Navarre), appears at the top. …

Condizione: Good. Folio. 49.8 x 29.7 cm. Old laid paper with arrow above H watermark. Possibly contemporary coloring. Remainder of paper binding hinge. Willem Blaeu (1571-1638) et Johannes Blaeu (1596-1673)BELLE PAGE DE TITRE D'ATLAS sans texte, gravée en noir rehaussée d'aquarelle, avec partie de texte en latin dans le médaillon inférieur, Amsterdam, 1635.(restauration en bordure)50 x 30,5 cmExpertise by Jean-François BétisF-40360 Donzacq.…

Hardcover. 1st Edition. Volume II only of 2 volumes. Folio (21 x 14 inches). Latin text, with both Dutch and French Privilege leaves, letterpress title pasted within engraved architectural border, 9 divisional half-titles and 93 (of 95, lacking plates 94 and 95: Gulich and Linga, both full-pages, not double-page, engravings, water-staining at upper inner margin of first leaves and affecting several map images, repaired worm-holes on lower margins of a few leaves, some leaves browned). Contemporary Dutch gilt panelled vellum (stained). Third edition of volume II, the towns belonging to Spain, of BLAEU'S GREAT WORK ON THE TOWN'S OF THE NETHERLANDS. "Of all the Blaeu atlases, the townbooks of the Netherlands are held in the highest esteem in the Netherlands. This is partly due to the fact that their composition is linked up with the struggle for independence from Spain of the Dutch Republic in the 17th-Century. Bound up, by sentiment, with the most dramatic and heroic period of the shaping of the Dutch State it shows the proud and industrious cities of the North in their full splendour. Towards the end of the battle with Spain, Joan Blaeu planned his town books which were to contain ca. 220 maps, evenly distributed over two volumes: the towns of the Republic in Volume I, the towns belonging to Spain in Volume II. In the planning stage of the atlas, some years before 1648, while the text had been printed and also most of the plates, Joan Blaeu could not know how the Peace treaty would turn out. In the last decades of the war, several towns and fortresses in the south had been or were besieged by the army of the Republic and Blaeu had to take a decision as to inclusion of these disputed towns into the two volumes of his atlas. The very first edition of his town atlas reflects the situation during the last years of the war: 26 maps of towns and fortresses are incorporated in the "Spanish" volume, but had to be transferred to the "Republic" volume in a second edition. Five maps of the "Republic" had to be transferred to the "Spanish" side. Consequently, apart from the very rare first edition, the volumes I and II are uneven in the number of maps, the first volume being the larger. At the end of the Index of the first edition, printed in 1649 after the Treaty of Westphalia, Joan Blaeu [gives a] notice to the reader" explaining the arrangement of the maps" (Koeman I, page 295). The Blaeu family firm was founded by Willem Janzoon Blaeu (1571-1638) in 1596. He was eventually joined by his sons, Cornelius (1616-1648) and Joan (1596-1673). The firm became the most productive cartographic establishment in the Netherlands until it was destroyed by fire in 1672. The elder Blaeu initiated the great series of atlases that culminated in the "Atlas Maior", in which Joannes Blaeu incorporated much of the geographical knowledge bequeathed him by his father. Koeman 1, BL 67. Catalogued by Kate Hunter. …

Hardcover. 1st Edition. Together 3 volumes. Folio (22 x 14 inches; 20 6/8 x 13 inches). First two volumes: Text in Latin, mounted on guards throughout. General title-pages in Van der Krogt's variants 1B and 2B, half-titles, privilege leaf as found in variant B only. Additional engraved title-page to volume II (only, without engraved title-page to volume I, lightly browned and edges a bit frayed), 119 engraved plates of views, plans and monuments, comprising: 8 folding double-page plates, 76 double-page plates, 2 plates on one double-page, 25 full-page plates and 8 illustrations in the text, mounted on guards throughout, including plate 11 Bononia complete with the folding extension (the folding plate of Frascati a little creased at fold and with long tear affecting the image and another marginal tear to crease fold, but without loss, occasional light spotting and browning, heavier to about 11 plates, light marginal dampstaining throughout volume II, heavier and affecting the images in a few central gatherings). Contemporary Dutch gilt panelled vellum, all edges gilt (extremities rubbed, spines worn with considerable loss, lacking ties). Third volume: Letterpress title-page printed in red and black. Additional engraved title-page frontispiece, additional double-page engraved map of Italy by Sanson, published by Covens and Mortier, 2 double-page and folding, 26 double-page, and 11 full-pages of views in and around Naples and Sicily (some browning). Contemporary speckled calf, gilt (some surface tears, hinges a bit weak). Provenance: evidence of stamps removed from front pastedown and engraved title-page in volume II; with the large engraved armorial bookplate of John Holland, Heraldry Artist, BY WILLIAM HOGARTH, on the front paste-down of volume III. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST TWO VOLUMES OF BLAEU'S CELEBRATED BOOKS OF TOWNS AND MONUMENTS OF ITALY, accompanied and completed by the later 1724 edition of the third volume containing spectacular views of Naples and Sicily. The first two volumes are the original Latin edition, with volume I as Van der Krogt's variant C (no priority assigned) containing 6 extra plates. The second volume is devoted to Ancient Rome, with splendid views of circuses, theatres and amphitheatres. A large portion of this latter volume dealing with Egyptian obelisks is based on the works of Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680). These volumes are VERY RARE, only 'About 75 copies (single volumes included) are known.' The Blaeu family firm was founded by Willem Janzoon Blaeu (1571-1638) in 1596. He was eventually joined by his sons, Cornelius (1616-1648) and Joan (1596-1673). The firm became the most productive cartographic establishment in the Netherlands until it was destroyed by fire in 1672. The elder Blaeu initiated the great series of atlases that culminated in the "Atlas Maior", in which Joannes Blaeu incorporated much of the geographical knowledge bequeathed him by his father. With the engraved armorial bookplate of John Holland, by William Hogarth (1697-1764) who as one of the great exponents of cartoon, caricature and moralizing painting, was the originator of the celebrated "A Rake's Progress" (1734). He is known to have engraved three ex-libris (bookplates) of which the one for John Holland, as here, heraldry artist, is the most important. This is the rare first state of the plate, of which the shield was re-engraved to reduce the lion rampant's size and that of the fleur-de-lys. The second state is illustrated in the catalogue Ex-libris o el arte de identificar sus libros, Bogotá, 1988. Though more formal than much of Hogarth's work, this print shows the sureness of line and perfection of composition characteristic of his art. Previously in the Summers collection. 2i/3. William Hogarth (GB, 1697-1764), JOHN HOLLAND, C3, 107 x 103, c.1735. F15102. Viz. ELJ Vol. iii p. 1, BNL #55; Van der Krogt 43:211.1L and 43:211.2L; Koeman Bl 97. Catalogued by Kate Hunter.…

1991, Editorial Libsa. Gran formato, 38x28 cm. 224 pág. Ilustrado con los mapas de la edición de 1662. Muy buen estado de conservación, con sobrecubierta original. pas. ATLAS MAPAS 14406.

Original double-page engraved map of Nevers region in central France (49.5 x 38 cm; overall 51 x 47 cm), with Dutch text to verso. The map is centered on the provincial capitol of Nevers, on the right bank of the Loire river, and stretches from Bourges in the west to Autun in the east. Featuring a strap-work title cartouche, a French scale of miles. With plenty of map detail that includes engraved towns, smaller villages, rivers, hills, and forests. In very good condition. Lightly toned. Willem Blaeu was a significant Dutch cartographer and publisher, who flourished during a part of the 17th century known as the "Golden Age" of Dutch cartography. Willem studied under the famous Tycho Brache, where he honed his instrument and globe making skills. He eventually set up shop in Amsterdam where he sold globes, instruments, and published atlases. In 1635, he published his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus". Willem died in 1638, and his two sons Cornelis and Joan took over the business. Joan took over his father's prestigious position as the premier hydrographer to the VOC. Later in life, Joan would amend and expand his father's earlier atlas and publish his own showpiece, the "Atlas Major" between 1662-1672.…

Original double-page engraved map of the French region of Quercy in south west France (49.5 x 38 cm; overall 53.5 x 47 cm), with Dutch text to verso. The map is centered on the city of Cahors. The region is famed for its black truffles, Cahors wine and Rocamadour goat's cheese. The map shows many rivers, including the Dordoigne and the Lot. The towns of Lusetz and Montauban are shown as are many villages, abbeys, and chateaux. Physical detail includes forests, rivers, hills, and lakes. There are three cartouches; a scrolled title cartouche, a coat of arms on a tapestry design, and the scale of miles on a plinth with a female figure using a pair of dividers measuring the world, a pair of books, and a chained monkey. In very good condition. Dark impression. Small split to lower centrefold. Willem Blaeu was a significant Dutch cartographer and publisher, who flourished during a part of the 17th century known as the "Golden Age" of Dutch cartography. Willem studied under the famous Tycho Brache, where he honed his instrument and globe making skills. He eventually set up shop in Amsterdam where he sold globes, instruments, and published atlases. In 1635, he published his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus". Willem died in 1638, and his two sons Cornelis and Joan took over the business. Joan took over his father's prestigious position as the premier hydrographer to the VOC. Later in life, Joan would amend and expand his father's earlier atlas and publish his own showpiece, the "Atlas Major" between 1662-1672.…

Original double-page engraved map of China (53x 38 cm; overall 53 x 47 cm), with Dutch text to verso. The map covers from Crotoy near to the mouth of the river Somme to Compiegne and Guise. Other towns engraved include Amiens, Bray, St. Quentin, Corbie, Abbeville, Peronnre, and Noyon. The map features, waterways, towns and villages, forests, lakes, and hills. The lower left corner has a beautiful title cartouche with farm workers on either side, the upper left corner has a decorative cartouche surrounding the mileage scale, and the upper right corner has two winged putti holding the regional coat of arms, including quartered fleurs-de-lis. Dark impression, some margins trimmed to the black neat line. Some light water staining. Willem Blaeu was a significant Dutch cartographer and publisher, who flourished during a part of the 17th century known as the "Golden Age" of Dutch cartography. Willem studied under the famous Tycho Brache, where he honed his instrument and globe making skills. He eventually set up shop in Amsterdam where he sold globes, instruments, and published atlases. In 1635, he published his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus". Willem died in 1638, and his two sons Cornelis and Joan took over the business. Joan took over his father's prestigious position as the premier hydrographer to the VOC. Later in life, Joan would amend and expand his father's earlier atlas and publish his own showpiece, the "Atlas Major" between 1662-1672.…

Original double-page engraved map of the coastal region of Saintonge (49.5 x 41 cm; overall 53.5 x 47 cm), in north west France. With Dutch text to verso. The map covers the area north of Bordeaux, that includes the islands of Ré and Oleron. The map is centered on the provincial capital of Saintes on the river Charente. the map also depicts the towns of Cognac, La Rochelle, St. Jean d'Angely, Richemont, and Tonnay. Physical topography includes towns, villages, forests, marshlands, hills, and rivers. A compass rose and a pair of decorative cartouches complete this delightful map. In very good condition, dark impression. Lightly toned. Willem Blaeu was a significant Dutch cartographer and publisher, who flourished during a part of the 17th century known as the "Golden Age" of Dutch cartography. Willem studied under the famous Tycho Brache, where he honed his instrument and globe making skills. He eventually set up shop in Amsterdam where he sold globes, instruments, and published atlases. In 1635, he published his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus". Willem died in 1638, and his two sons Cornelis and Joan took over the business. Joan took over his father's prestigious position as the premier hydrographer to the VOC. Later in life, Joan would amend and expand his father's earlier atlas and publish his own showpiece, the "Atlas Major" between 1662-1672.…

Original double-page engraved map of the lands of the Count of Charolais (49.5 x 41 cm; overall 53.5 x 47 cm), in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne. With Dutch text to verso. The map depicts numerous forests, lakes, villages, hills, and rivers. Two decorative cartouches adorn the lower two corners of the map. They show noblemen, winged putti, scientific instruments, and the regional coat-of-arms. Good dark impression. Map has been trimmed to the margins and laid on to contemporary paper - there is a map underneath. Some margins are fragile. Willem Blaeu was a significant Dutch cartographer and publisher, who flourished during a part of the 17th century known as the "Golden Age" of Dutch cartography. Willem studied under the famous Tycho Brache, where he honed his instrument and globe making skills. He eventually set up shop in Amsterdam where he sold globes, instruments, and published atlases. In 1635, he published his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus". Willem died in 1638, and his two sons Cornelis and Joan took over the business. Joan took over his father's prestigious position as the premier hydrographer to the VOC. Later in life, Joan would amend and expand his father's earlier atlas and publish his own showpiece, the "Atlas Major" between 1662-1672.…

Original double-page engraved map of the northern region of Valois (49.5 x 39 cm; overall 52.5 x 47.5 cm), with Dutch text to verso. An attractive map that covers the ancient French Duchy of Valois. Important place names include Senlis, Crepy, Compiegne, Meaux, and Soissons. The Rivers Oise and Marne, among others, are prominent. Other topography includes woodlands, forests, hills, lakes, towns, and villages. A pretty title cartouche is engraved in the lower left corner; it features the Valois coat-of-arms, flanked by a pair of hunters, with their spears, hunting dogs and a falcon. A baroque mileage scale and a coat of arms fill the upper corners of the map. In good condition. Strong impression, lightly age toned. Willem Blaeu was a significant Dutch cartographer and publisher, who flourished during a part of the 17th century known as the "Golden Age" of Dutch cartography. Willem studied under the famous Tycho Brache, where he honed his instrument and globe making skills. He eventually set up shop in Amsterdam where he sold globes, instruments, and published atlases. In 1635, he published his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus". Willem died in 1638, and his two sons Cornelis and Joan took over the business. Joan took over his father's prestigious position as the premier hydrographer to the VOC. Later in life, Joan would amend and expand his father's earlier atlas and publish his own showpiece, the "Atlas Major" between 1662-1672.…

Original double-page engraved map of the neighbouring regions of Perche and Blaisois in France (50 x 38.5 cm; overall 52 x 47 cm), with Dutch text to verso. Two maps on one sheet. The map to the left depicts the historical region of Perche, showing forests, rivers hills, towns and villages. With a decorative title cartouche. The right hand map depicts the Loire and Cher river valley showing the towns of Amboise, Blois, Bourges, and Orleans. Many other lesser rivers and their tributaries are engraved, as are forests, towns, castles and villages of the region. A simple cartouche is in the upper left corner. In good condition. Paper thin in places. Willem Blaeu was a significant Dutch cartographer and publisher, who flourished during a part of the 17th century known as the "Golden Age" of Dutch cartography. Willem studied under the famous Tycho Brache, where he honed his instrument and globe making skills. He eventually set up shop in Amsterdam where he sold globes, instruments, and published atlases. In 1635, he published his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus". Willem died in 1638, and his two sons Cornelis and Joan took over the business. Joan took over his father's prestigious position as the premier hydrographer to the VOC. Later in life, Joan would amend and expand his father's earlier atlas and publish his own showpiece, the "Atlas Major" between 1662-1672.…

Original double-page engraved map of Domes (53 x 38 cm; overall 53 x 47 cm), depicting the area between the Saône and Rhone rivers. With Dutch text to verso. The map has the city of Lyon in the lower right corner. Some of the other major towns are: Mascon, Trefort, Chastillon, and Villars. Lakes, rivers, forests are all finely engraved, as are the cartouches of a French mileage scale, a coat-of-arms, and the title. In very good condition. Lightly toned. Willem Blaeu was a significant Dutch cartographer and publisher, who flourished during a part of the 17th century known as the "Golden Age" of Dutch cartography. Willem studied under the famous Tycho Brache, where he honed his instrument and globe making skills. He eventually set up shop in Amsterdam where he sold globes, instruments, and published atlases. In 1635, he published his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus". Willem died in 1638, and his two sons Cornelis and Joan took over the business. Joan took over his father's prestigious position as the premier hydrographer to the VOC. Later in life, Joan would amend and expand his father's earlier atlas and publish his own showpiece, the "Atlas Major" between 1662-1672. …

Original double-page engraved map of the Moselle wine region of France (49 x 38.5 cm; overall 53 x 47 cm), with Dutch text to verso. The map is centered on the city of Metz and the surrounding wine region along the Moselle river. The map has tremendous detail that includes bridges, the aqueduct at Ars-sur-Moselle, lakes, rivers, forests, vineyards, towns, and smaller villages. Each corner of the map is filled with decorative cartouches or amorial shields. Map is orientated to the west. In very good condition. Lightly toned. Willem Blaeu was a significant Dutch cartographer and publisher, who flourished during a part of the 17th century known as the "Golden Age" of Dutch cartography. Willem studied under the famous Tycho Brache, where he honed his instrument and globe making skills. He eventually set up shop in Amsterdam where he sold globes, instruments, and published atlases. In 1635, he published his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus". Willem died in 1638, and his two sons Cornelis and Joan took over the business. Joan took over his father's prestigious position as the premier hydrographer to the VOC. Later in life, Joan would amend and expand his father's earlier atlas and publish his own showpiece, the "Atlas Major" between 1662-1672.…