JOAN BLAEU AND HIS GRAND ATLAS

Autor: KOEMAN, C. IR. DR.

Amsterdam, 1970.

B.; 114 pág.; ilust.; 23 cm.

Muito bom estado.

"Joan Blau's Grand Atlas reflects many aspects of the social and intellectual life of Holland in the 17th century, the era that is known in history as the Golden Age, the Golden Age of the young Republic of the United Netherlands.
The contents of this unprecedented atlas illustrate the high standards of contemporary cartography and geographical know-ledge, and its presentation bears witness to the superb craftsmanship of engraver, printer, binder, and papermaker. The production of the vast atlas is a demonstration indeed of the enterprise of the Amsterdam printers of the time and of the financial and commercial capacity of the House of Blaeu in particular.(...)" IN Preface