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Antique maps by Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) was a prominent Dutch geographer and publisher. Born the son of a herring merchant, Blaeu chose not fish but mathematics and astronomy for his focus. He studied with the famous Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, with whom he honed his instrument and globe making skills. Blaeu set up shop in Amsterdam, where he sold instruments and globes, published maps, and edited the works of intellectuals like Descartes and Hugo Grotius. In 1635, he released his atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive, Atlas novus.

Willem died in 1638. He had two sons, Cornelis (1610-1648) and Joan (1596-1673). Joan trained as a lawyer, but joined his father’s business rather than practice. After his father’s death, the brothers took over their father’s shop and Joan took on his work as hydrographer to the Dutch East India Company. Later in life, Joan would modify and greatly expand his father’s Atlas novus, eventually releasing his masterpiece, the Atlas maior, between 1662 and 1672.

De Rivier van Kola en het Eijlandt Kildijn . . .

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1623

Size:

14 x 10 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

75286

[Southwestern Ireland] De Zuijdwest hoeck van Yerlandt tusschen de Blasques en Mesanhooft

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1623 circa

Size:

14 x 10.1 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

75314

[Northwest Ireland] De West-Cust van Yerlandt tusschen C. Tellin en Slijnehooft

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1623 circa

Size:

14 x 10 inches

Condition:

Good

Stock#:

75344

Zeecaart van de Rivier van Lisbon en de bancken voor St. Uves.

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1623

Size:

14 x 10.25 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

75521

[Helsinki and Talinn] De Zeecusten van Lijflandt van Dageroort tot Revel en van Vinlandt daer tegen over

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1623

Size:

14 x 10.25 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

75573

[Fyn / Odense / Denmark] Pascaarte van't Zuijderdeel vande Belt

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1623

Size:

14 x 10.25 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

75607

[ Northwest Cornwall ] De Custen van Engelandt tussche C. Corwal et het eijlandt Londey

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1623

Size:

14 x 10.25 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

96664

Americae Nova Tabula

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1621 (1635)

Size:

21.5 x 16 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

94106

[Portugal] Pascaarte vande Zeecusten van Portugal tusschen de Barlenges en de C. de S. Vincente geleghen, vertoonende nae't leven de ware geleghentheijt vande vermaerde Riviere van Lisbona . . .

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1620 circa

Size:

22 x 10 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

52231

Magni Ducatus Lithuaniae Caeterarumque Regionum Illi Adjacentium . . . Anno 1613

Willem Janszoon Blaeu / Hessel Gerritsz

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1613 (1645)

Size:

29 x 29.5 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

93184

(Gulf of Finland) Beschrijvinghe vande wonderlijcke gebroocken custe van Oost-Vinlant, Item vande noordelijeste deelen van Lijflant, ende de custen van Ruslant aen't uijterste vande Osster-zee geleghen, Hoemen alle plaetsen aldaer beseijlen en alle forchelijcke clippen, vuijlen, en ondiepten Schouwen Sal.

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1608

Size:

22 x 10 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

57393

[ Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rugen, Bornholm, Lubeck, Sonnderborg,Svendborg, Zealand ] Beschrijvinghe vant zuijder deel vande Belt, en hoemen de Custen van Mekeleborch Pomeren, met de Lande daer tegen over tusschen emeren en Bornholm geleghe besijlen en alle Reve en Sanden daer ontrent Shouwen Sal.

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1608

Size:

22 x 10 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

61988

[East Coast of England - Great Yarmouth to Newcastle] Eijgentlijck ontwerp vande Noortcuste van Engelandt, tuschen Iarmunen en het Coggen eijlandt...

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1608

Size:

22 x 10 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

62061

[Angra - Madera - Porto Santo - Sao Miguel] Pascaarte vande Eijlanden van Madera en Port Sancto, vertoonende degelegentheijt vande Reede aldaer en hoese van malcanderen zijn gheleghen . . .

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1608

Size:

22 x 10 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

62128

[Moroccan Coast -- Agadir, Essaouira, Safi] Afbeeldinge nae't leven der Zeecusten van Barbarien, van de C. Cantin zuijdwaert tot verbij de C. de Geer, mitsgaders de gelegentheijt van't eijlant Mogodor, alles op zijne rechte Streckinge en hoochte gestelt

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1608

Size:

22 x 10 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

62163

[ Morocco Coast -- Tangiers to El Beddouza ] Eijgentlijke vertooninge der westcuste van Barbarien, tusschen de Strate van Gibraltar ende de C: de Cantin, zampt aller Reeden Havenen ende Rivieren aldaer gelegen, en hoemen die bequamelijck sal besijlen

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1608

Size:

22 x 10 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

62218

(Second State!) Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula auct: Gul: Janssonio.

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1606

Size:

21.5 x 16.5 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

97434

Nova Regni Hispaniae Descriptio . . .

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1605

Size:

21 x 16 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

84008

Archived

Territorio Trevigiano

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

2906

Provincia … Provence

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

21 x 15.5 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

5767

Tabula Magellanica qua Tierrae del fuego cum celeberrimis fretis a F. Magellano et I. Le Maire detectus novissima et accuratissima descriptio exhibeteur

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

7334

[Title Page] Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Sive Atlas Novus. Pars Quarta. [Gold Highlighted!]

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

16 x 9.5 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

7472

Dominio Fiorentino

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

8086

Stato Della Republica Di Lucca

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

m0603

Regiones Sub Polo Arctico . . .

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

21.5 x 16 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

t0085

Britannia Prout Divisa fuit Temporibus Anglo-Saxonum, Praesertim Durante Illorum Heptarchia

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

21.5 x 16.5 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

17157

Britannia Prout Divisa fuit Temporibus Anglo-Saxonum, Praesertim Durante Illorum Heptarchia

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

21.5 x 16.5 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

17739

Livonia vulgo Lyefland

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

17925

Middle-sexia

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

16.5 x 15.5 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

20088

Surria vernacule Surrey

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

20 x 16 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

20127

[Title Page]

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

16 x 9.5 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

43043

Americae Nova Tabula

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645

Size:

22 x 16 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

62733

(Utrecht) Ultraiectum Dominium

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1645 circa

Size:

19.5 x 15 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

78748

[Title Page] Le Theatre Du Monde, ou Nouvvel Atlas, Mis en lumieree pa Guillaume & Jean Blaeu . . . 1644

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1644

Size:

16 x 11 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

20486

Persia Sive Sophorum Regnum (Scarce 2nd State)

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1644 circa

Size:

21 x 15.5 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

38073

[Title Page] Le Theatre Du Monde, ou Nouvvel Atlas de Jean Blaeu . . . MDC LIV

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1644

Size:

16 x 11 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

44634

[Title Page -- Heightened in Gold] Toonneel Des Aerdriicx, ofte Nieuwe Atlas, Dat is Beschryving van alle Landen; Nu nieulycx uytgegeven, Door Wilhelm: en Iohannem Blaeu

Willem Janszoon Blaeu / Johannes Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1643

Size:

9.25 x 15.5 inches

Condition:

Good

Stock#:

78515

Virginiae Partis australis, et Floridae partis orientalis, interjacentiumqus regionum Nova Descriptio

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

0085

Nova Belgica Et Anglia Nova

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 15.5 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

12728

Brasilia . . .

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

19.5 x 15 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

13915

Virginiae Partis australis, et Floridae partis orientalis, interjacentiumqus regionum Nova Descriptio

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

9026

Virginiae Partis australis, et Floridae partis orientalis, interjacentiumqus regionum Nova Descriptio

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

16075

Insulae Divi Martini et Uliarus Vulgo L'Isle De Re et Oleron

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

21.5 x 15.5 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

23538

Xaintonge et Angoumois

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

21.5 x 15.5 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

23539

Carte du Bourdelois du pais de Medoc, et de la prevoste de Born. [with] Principatus Benearnia. . .

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

21.5 x 15.5 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

23540

Arragonia Regnum

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

23762

Regnorum Hispaniae nova descriptio

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

19.5 x 15 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

23764

India quae Orientalis dicitur et Insulae Adiacentes

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 16.5 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

23789

Aethiopia Inferior vel Exterior . . . .

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

23809

Valentia Regnum Contestani, Ptol. Edentani Plin.

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

18 x 14 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

23817

Navarra Regnum

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

19 x 16 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

23836

Gallia Vetus, Ad Iulij Caesaris commentaria ex Conatibus Geographicis Abrah Ortelii

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

19.5 x 15.5 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

23856

Catalonia

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

19 x 15 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

23900

Biscaia Et Guipuscoa Cantabriae Veteris Pars

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

23916

Typus Galliae Veteris

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 16 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

23882

Gallaecia Regnum descripta a F.Fer. Oja Ord Pred.

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

23978

Legionis Regnum et Asutriarum Principatus

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 16 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

23997

Portugallia et Algarbia quae olim Luistania Auctore Vernando Alvero Socco

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

22 x 18 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

24022

Utriusque Castiliae nova descriptio

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 16 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

24051

Granata Et Murcia Regna

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

19.5 x 15 inches

Condition:

VG+

Stock#:

24084

Andaluzia continens Sevillam et Cordubam

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

19.5 x 15 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

24134

Magni Mogolis Imperium

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

21 x 17 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

24240

Guinea

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

21 x 15 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

24314

Aethiopia Superior vel Interior vulgo Abissinorum sive Presbiteri Joannis Imperium

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

24298

Tartaria sive Magni Chami Imperium

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 15 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

24706

China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame dicta

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 16 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

24707

Turcicum Imperium . . . [shows Cyprus]

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 16 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

24745

Natolia quae olim Asia Minor [shows Cyprus]

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place/Date:

Amsterdam / 1642

Size:

20 x 15.5 inches

Condition:

Stock#:

24765