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Joan, or Johannes, Blaeu (1596-1673) was the son of Willem Janszoon Blaeu. He inherited his father’s meticulous and striking mapmaking style and continued the Blaeu workshop until it burned in 1672. Initially, Joan trained as a lawyer, but he decided to join his father’s business rather than practice.
After his father’s death in 1638, Joan and his brother, Cornelis, took over their father’s shop and Joan took on his work as hydrographer to the Dutch East India Company. Joan brought out many important works, including Nova et Accuratissima Terrarum Orbis Tabula, a world map to commemorate the Peace of Westphalia which brought news of Abel Tasman’s voyages in the Pacific to the attention of Europe. This map was used as a template for the world map set in the floor of the Amsterdam Town Hall, the Groote Burger-Zaal, in 1655.
Joan also modified and greatly expanded his father’s Atlas novus, first published in 1635. All the while, Joan was honing his own atlas. He published the Atlas maior between 1662 and 1672. It is one of the most sought-after atlases by collectors and institutions today due to the attention to the detail, quality, and beauty of the maps. He is also known for his town plans and wall maps of the continents. Joan’s productivity slammed to a halt in 1672, when a fire completely destroyed his workshop and stock. Joan died a year later and is buried in the Westerkerk in Amsterdam.
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1650 circa
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
103305
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
22 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
103377
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1646 circa
Size:
19.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
90187
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1635 circa
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
103398
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
23.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
99943
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
19.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
99941
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
19 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99964
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1645 circa
Size:
19.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
99406
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1640 circa
Size:
19 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99116
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1661
Size:
20 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
95576
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1635 circa
Size:
19 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
99182
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1640 circa
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
98622
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1640 circa
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
98625
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1640
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
98621
Place/Date:
Amstedam / 1660 circa (1724)
Size:
20.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
43844
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1680
Size:
21 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
98617
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662
Size:
21.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
83106mp2
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1649 circa
Size:
21.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
98512
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1650 circa
Size:
21.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
80133
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1660 circa
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
41473
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1647
Size:
20 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
74487
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1647
Size:
20 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
74565
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1650 circa
Size:
22 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
95574
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662 circa
Size:
20.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
67827
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662 circa
Size:
21.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
62838
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1653 circa
Size:
21.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
93094
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662
Size:
16.5 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
65387
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1670 (1704)
Size:
39.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
92750
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1704 circa
Size:
10.5 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
92317
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655 circa
Size:
19.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41395
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1650 circa
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
Fair
Stock#:
90184
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1665
Size:
21 x 18 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
87998
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662
Size:
19 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
47466
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1640 circa
Size:
20 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
89533
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1682
Size:
20.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
89093
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1682
Size:
20.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
89096
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1682
Size:
21 x 17.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
89097
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1682
Size:
22.5 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
89098
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1682
Size:
22.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
89100
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1682
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
89099
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1682 circa
Size:
20 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
89102
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1682 circa
Size:
33 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
89104
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1682 circa
Size:
24.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
89103
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1682
Size:
23 x 18.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
89094
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1660 circa
Size:
22 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
69153
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1672
Size:
10.25 x 14 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
85884
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655 circa
Size:
19 x 15.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75559
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662 circa
Size:
20.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
78393
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662 circa
Size:
21.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
81020
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662
Size:
19.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
78268
Archived
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1661
Size:
11.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
101626
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662 circa
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
95575
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662 circa
Size:
20 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
44591
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
23.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
69458
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655 circa
Size:
19.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
51678
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1688 circa
Size:
22 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
0228ops
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
23 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
86212
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662
Size:
25 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81263
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662
Size:
14.75 x 22.75 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
66852
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1636
Size:
20 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
88005
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1635
Size:
19.75 x 12.5 inches inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
92570
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655 circa
Size:
23.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
59262
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
19 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75015
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
19.25 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75111
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1643
Size:
9.25 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
78515
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1635
Size:
21 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
81239
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655 circa
Size:
23.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75560
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1650 circa
Size:
19.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
90186
Place/Date:
/ 1650 circa
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
90185
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
19.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
90816
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1663
Size:
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
90202
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1682
Size:
21 x 17.25 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
89095
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1682
Size:
22.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
89305
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1672
Size:
10 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
85878
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1672
Size:
10.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
85882
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1635
Size:
9.25 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
Stock#:
78527
Place/Date:
/ 1672 circa
Size:
11 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
85883
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655 circa
Size:
19 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
75580
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655 circa
Size:
19 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75152
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655 circa
Size:
19 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
75122
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655 circa
Size:
19 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
Fair
Stock#:
75471
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
19 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75218
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655 circa
Size:
19.25 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
75610
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
19 x 15.75 inches
Condition:
Fair
Stock#:
75422
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655 circa
Size:
19.25 x 16 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
75591
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655 circa
Size:
19 x 15.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75606
Place/Date:
/ 1655 circa
Size:
19.25 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75482
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
19.25 x 16 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
75139
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662 circa
Size:
20.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
85797
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1663 circa
Size:
22 x 17.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
86336
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1645 circa
Size:
21.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
Stock#:
84796
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
21.5 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
64436
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662 circa
Size:
20.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
78269
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1649
Size:
20 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
80455
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1670 (1704)
Size:
39.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
78953
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662
Size:
25 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80203
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1647
Size:
Condition:
Stock#:
79268
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1662
Size:
20 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
23038
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655
Size:
19 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75428
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1655 circa
Size:
19 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75199