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Blaeu Atlas Maior
The Atlas Maior, published in Amsterdam by Dutch map publisher Joan Blaeu between 1662 and 1665 in eleven volumes with about 600 maps, gathered the m…
Timeline
- 1630–1661Amsterdam · AmsterdamWillem Blaeu and his son Joan Blaeu operated a map publishing business in Amsterdam, accumulating vast quantities of copperplates and overseas surveying data, making technical and capital preparations for the grand atlas integrating global maps.
- 1662–1665Amsterdam · AmsterdamJoan Blaeu successively published the Latin edition of the Atlas Maior, covering volumes on the world, Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, presenting global geographical knowledge of the Dutch East India Company era through ornate engravings and precise projections.
- 1665–1670Europe · EuropeFrench, Dutch, and other editions followed; the Blaeu Atlas Maior became a landmark collection for European royalty and wealthy merchants to display learning and global vision, influencing later standards of mapmaking.
Sources
- Blaeu Atlas Maior of 1665 — Joan Blaeu (2005)
- Schilder, Günter. Monumenta Cartographica Neerlandica — Günter Schilder (1986)