Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1596-09-23 - 1673-12-21
Biography
Joan Blaeu was a Dutch cartographer born in Alkmaar, the son of cartographer Willem Blaeu.
Found in 2 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
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