Atlas Maior Book
Joan Blaeu's original 11-volume masterwork Atlas Maior was completed in 1665. With 596 maps, Atlas Maior put Blaeu ahead of his competitor, mapmaker Johannes Janssonius.
Covering Arctica, Europe, Africa, Asia, and America, Blaeu's atlas was a phenomenal example of mapmaking.
This reprint is made from the National Library of Vienna's complete, colored, gold-heightened copy, assuring the best possible detail and quality. The book's introduction, by the University of Utrecht's Peter van der Krogt, discusses the historical and cultural context and significance of the atlas.
- Hardcover
- English
- 700 pages
- Approximately 20" x 13" x 3 1/2"
- © 2005
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