1664

  • [Milan] Parte Alpestre dello Stato di Milano

    € 400,00

    Interesting regional map of Milan centered on the lakes and the Alps from the Atlas Major published in Amsterdam in 1664. The famous Blaeu’s firm was founded in 1596 by Willem Janzoon Blaeu (1571-1638) then continued by his two sons Cornelius (1616-1648) and Johannis (1596-1673). Their greatest cartographic achievement was the publication of the magnificent Atlas Major with 600 maps all finely engraved and embellished by elaborate cartouches, heraldic detail and especially by splendid calligraphy.…

    • Author: BLAEU Johannis
    • Year: 1664
    • Dimension: 380 x 500 mm
    • Place of publication: Amsterdam
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    Abruzzo Citra et Ultra

    Interesting map of Abruzzo from the Atlas Major published in Amsterdam in 1664. The famous Blaeu’s firm was founded in 1596 by Willem Janzoon Blaeu (1571-1638) then continued by his two sons Cornelius (1616-1648) and Johannis (1596-1673). Their greatest cartographic achievement was the publication of the magnificent Atlas Major with 600 maps all finely engraved and embellished by elaborate cartouches, heraldic detail and especially by splendid calligraphy. The Atlas Major represents one of the f

    • Author: BLAEU Johannis
    • Year: 1664
    • Dimension: 380 x 500 mm
    • Place of publication: Amsterdam

  • Corsica

    € 300,00

    Map of Corsica oriented north to the left taken from the Flemish edition of Johannes Blaeu’s famous Atlas Major published in Amsterdam in 1664. The cartography is based on Giovanni Antonio Magini’s surveys, here re-proposed by Blaeu with the same precise toponymy but with a more careful representation of the reliefs and the river system. The famous publishing house of the Blaeu family was founded in Amsterdam in 1596 by Willem Janzoon Blaeu (1571-1638) who…

    • Author: BLAEU Johannis
    • Year: 1664
    • Dimension: 180 x 240 mm
    • Place of publication: Amsterdam
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    Piemonte et Monferrato

    A nice old color example of Blaeu’s regional map of Piemonte and Monferrato from Grooten Atlas the dutch edition of the Atlas Major published in Amsterdam in 1664. The famous Blaeu’s firm was founded in 1596 by Willem Janzoon Blaeu (1571-1638) then continued by his two sons Cornelius (1616-1648) and Johannis (1596-1673). Their greatest cartographic achievement was the publication of the magnificent Atlas Major with 600 maps … [009/15]

    • Author: BLAEU Johannis
    • Year: 1664
    • Dimension: 420 x 520 mm
    • Place of publication: Amsterdam

  • Territorio di Orvieto

    € 350,00

    Map of the Orvieto region taken from Johannes Blaeu’s famous *Atlas Major*, published in Amsterdam in 1664, with Flemish text on the reverse. The territory is bounded by regions clearly indicated in the marginal bands—part of the Perugino region to the north, the State of Siena to the west, the Duchy of Castro to the south, and part of the Patrimony of St. Peter and Todi to the east—accurately depicting the complex political mosaic of…

    • Author: BLAEU Johannis
    • Year: 1664
    • Dimension: 380 x 492 mm
    • Place of publication: Amsterdam