The world of a seventeenth-century collector. The atlas Blaeu - Van der Hem
In The World of a Seventeenth-Century Collector, Erlend de Groot describes the life and works of the Dutch lawyer Laurens van der Hem (1621-1678) as the collector and composer of the famous Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem. He gives a unique insight in the relations of a collector and his decisions in... More info
Frisia Dominium. Kaarten van de provincie Friesland tot 1850. Geschiedenis en cartobibliografie
Frisia Dominium is the fourth volume in the Utrechtse Historisch-Cartografische Studies, a series on the history of cartography. This richly illustrated work contains the first complete overview of all printed maps of the Dutch province of Friesland from the period between 1545 and 1850. More info
Petermann`s Maps. Cartobibliography of the maps in `Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen`, 1855-1945.
Petermann’s Maps focuses on the maps published in the famous German journal Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen. This journal, which still exists today, greatly influenced the development of scientific geography and cartography in Germany in the nineteenth century. Numerous articles have been publ... More info
Such Constant Affectionate Care: Lady Charlotte Finch - Royal Governess & the Children of George II.
SOFTCOVER. Also available in hardcover version. Color photographs, illustrations, and reproductions. Taking as its starting point the set of sixteen dissected maps belonging to the children of George III , this work examines the new trends in education exemplified by the practices of the royal nurse... More info
Koeman’s Atlantes Neerlandici, Vol. III. Ortelius’ Theatrum, De Jode’s Speculum Orbis Terrarum, The Epitome, C...
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Guicciardini Illustratus. De kaarten en prenten in Ludovico Guicciardini`s `Beschrijving van de Nederlanden`.
With extensive introduction in English. Een van de succesvolste beschrijvingen van Nederland werd in de 16e eeuw vervaardigd door de Italiaan Lodovico Guicciardini. Zijn Beschrijving van de Nederlanden` beleefde vooral in de 17e eeuw een ongeëvenaard groot aantal herdrukken. Het werk dat oorspronkel... More info
The Most Magnificent and Largest Globes of Blaeu, the World`s Greatest Globe Maker. Compiled by Peter van der ...
Matching pair of terrestrial and celestial globes, with a diameter of 26 inches (68 cm), with text in Latin. The terrestial globe is composed of 36 half gores and two polar calottes; the celestial globe of 24 ecliptical gores. The gores are pasted on a plaster sphere rotating on brass pinions within... More info
Hollandia Comitatus. Een kartobibliografie van Holland.
With an extensive summary in English. This attractive and profusely illustrated book offers for the first time a complete survey of all printed maps of the former county of Holland. The reader obtains an excellent insight into the development of the typically Dutch landscape through the ages. Over ... More info
Koeman’s Atlantes Neerlandici, Vol. II. The Blaeu-Atlases.
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