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Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1571 - 1638-10-21

Biography

Willem Janszoon Blaeu, also abbreviated to Willem Jansz. Blaeu, was a Dutch cartographer, atlas maker and publisher. Along with his son Johannes Blaeu, Willem is considered one of the notable figures of the Netherlandish/Dutch school of cartography in its golden age.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Il Cadorino, approximately 1630

 Item — Map-case 4, drawer: 1, map: 8
Identifier: 1500.026.4.1.8
Scope and Contents

Map featuring the Italian region Cadoe and Balluno, in the Veneto.. Latin text on verso.


Originally from "Atlantis maioris appendix", Johannes Janssonius, 1630.


Thought to have been removed from Willem and Joan Blaeu's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Vol. 2. This map was one of Blaeu's first atlas maps, appearing in his first Appendix in 1630. On verso is Latin text.

Dates: approximately 1630
Map of the northern Veneto in Italy
Map of the northern Veneto in Italy

Il Cadorino, approximately 1630, recto

 Digital Image
Identifier: 1500-026-4-1-8r
Description of map area in Latin
Description of map area in Latin

Il Cadorino, approximately 1630, verso

 Digital Image
Identifier: 1500-026-4-1-8v
Dates: approximately 1630; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2019-10-03

Osnabrugensis Episcopatus. Auctore Ioanne Gigante, approximately 1630

 Item — Map-case 4, drawer: 1, map: 7
Identifier: 1500.026.4.1.7
Scope and Contents Disbound partially hand-colored copper engraving map. Relief of the region around Osnabrück, decorated with a title cartouche; shown pictorially with mileage scale. Includes eight coats-of-arms and dedication to Francisco Guilielmo. Insets: Osenbrugge (Osnabruck) [view] -- Districtus Reckenbergensis.Originally from "Atlantis maioris appendix", Johannes Janssonius, 1630.Thought to have been removed from Willem and Joan Blaeu's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Vol. 2. This map...
Dates: approximately 1630
Map of the Osnabrook area
Map of the Osnabrook area
Lating text about Osnabruck
Lating text about Osnabruck

Osnabrugensis Episcopatus. Auctore Ioanne Gigante, approximately 1630, verso

 Digital Image
Identifier: 1500-026-4-1-7v
Dates: approximately 1630; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2019-10-03

Additional filters:

Type
Digital Record 4
Archival Object 2
 
Subject
Atlantis Maioris Appendix. 1630 4
Maps -- History 3
Osnabrück Region -- Germany -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 3
Veneto -- Italy -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 3