Colored Planisphere by Willem Janszoon Blaeu

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Willem Janszoon Blaeu, also known as Guilielmus Blaeu (1571-1638)

Colored World Map (Nova Totius Terrarium Orbis), 1622

Antique map (color … Read more Willem Janszoon Blaeu, also known as Guilielmus Blaeu (1571-1638)

Colored World Map (Nova Totius Terrarium Orbis), 1622

Antique map (color reproduction)

On laid paper, 65 x 50 cm (approx. 26 x 20 inches)

Very good condition, foxing along the edges of the sheet

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is a famous world map featured in an atlas during the golden age of Dutch cartography. It became Blaeu's standard world map until 1622, when he added a double-hemisphere world map like the one below, published by Valk.

Vignettes representing allegories of the sun, the moon and the five known planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn), the four fundamental elements (Fire, Air, Water and Earth) as well as the seven wonders of the ancient world. See less