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Atlas Maior van 1665

Door Joan Blaeu e.a.

Categorie	Boekdrukkunst & Boeken
Boeknummer	#337791-MA4
Titel	Atlas Maior van 1665
Auteur	Blaeu, Joan & Peter van der Krogt (introduction and text)
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Cologne : Taschen
Jaar van uitgave	2005
ISBN10	3822846805
ISBN13	9783822846803
Taal	Nederlands, Engels, Frans
Beschrijving	Original pictorial boards in matching dust jacket, ribbon marker, numerous (foldable) maps, large folio (circa 45x30cm).
Samenvatting	Three and a half centuries before Google Maps there was… Joan Blaeu's atlas, the finest ever published The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Joan Blaeu's exceptionalAtlas Maior, completed in 1665. The original 11-volume Latin edition, containing 536 maps, put Blaeu ahead of his staunch competitor, mapmaker Johannes Janssonius, whose rivalry inspired Blaeu to produce a grandiose edition of the largest and most complete atlas to date. Covering Arctica, Europe, Africa, Asia, and America, Blaeu'sAtlas Maior was a remarkable achievement and remains to this day one of history's finest examples of mapmaking. This reprint is made from the National Library of Vienna's complete, colored, gold-heightened copy, thus assuring the best possible detail and quality. The book's ... (Lees verder)introduction, by the University of Utrecht'sPeter van der Krogt, discusses the historical and cultural context and significance of the atlas; Krogt also provides detailed descriptions of the maps, allowing modern readers to fully appreciate Blaeu's masterwork. Text in English, French, and Dutch.
Pagina's	593
Conditie	Goed — Small tear dust jacket repaired with tape; small stains verso dust jacket.
Prijs	€ 90,00

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