Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638

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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

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