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Blaeu 's world map, first published in the 1664 volume of the Atlas van Loon , later reprinted
The Atlas van Loon was commissioned by
Frederik Willem van Loon of Amsterdam. It consists of a large number of maps published between 1649 and 1676:
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Volumes I to IX: The Dutch edition of
Joan Blaeu 's
Atlas Maior (Grooten Atlas ) of 1663-1665
Volumes X, XI and XII:
Blaeu 's city books of Italy, covering the
Papal States ,
Rome ,
Naples , and
Sicily , all of 1663.
Volumes XIII and XIV: Two volumes of the French edition of Blaeu's
Atlas Maior , covering France and Switzerland, both of 1663.
Volumes XV and XVI: Blaeu's
Toonneel der Steeden , city books covering both the
Northern and the
Southern Netherlands , of 1649
Volume XVII:
Pieter Goos 's Zee-atlas ofte water-wereld (Maritime Atlas or Water World ) of 1676
Volume XVIII: The French edition of
Johannes Janssonius 's Zeeatlas (Maritime Atlas ) of 1657
The Atlas van Loon was acquired by the
Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum in 1996.
See also
References
External links
Digitalized maps and pictures from the Atlas Van Loon: