Superlatives tend to fail in face of Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Maior, one of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. The original Latin edition, completed in 1665, was the largest and most expensive ... Zobraziť viac
Taschen - "The greatest and finest atlas ever published" Koeman I, BI 56" The finest and most comprehensive baroque Zobraziť viac
The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Joan Blaeu's exceptional Atlas Maior, completed in 1665. The original 11-volume Latin edition, containing 594 maps, put Blaeu ahead of his staunch competitor, ... Zobraziť viac
