Antique Maps by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (*1571 - †1638)

Willem Janszoon Blaeu was born 1571 in Alkmaar. He was trained from 1594 to 1596 by the famous danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. 1599 he went to Amsterdam and founded a business as globe maker. Later he started producing map and sea charts, including his first world map in 1605. In 1633 he was appointed Hydrographer for the Dutch East India Company (VOC). His most famous work was the Atlas Novus or Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus of 1635, which was published until 1655 in total six volumes. After Blaeu's death in 1638 his sons Joan and Cornelis continued the businees and finished the Atlas Novus and started an even larger work, the Atlas Maior, which reached 12 volumes. In 1672 a fire destroyed the printing house and a year later Joan died. Some of the surviving plates where bought by F. de Wit and Schenk & Valk. The business was closed finally in 1695.

1634 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame dicta
J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1634
Blaeu's first Map of China.Old coloured map of China by Willem Blaeu. China is outlined in green and bounded by the Great Wall in the north. Korea is still depicted as an island. The...
China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame dicta
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Old coloured map of China. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Blaeu in 1634.
2 000,00 €
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1662 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Praefecturae de Paraiba, et Rio Grande
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1662
Impressive and coveted map of the coastline in the north-east of Brazil. The map was published for the first time by J. Blaeu in Rerum per octennium in Brasilia by Caspar Barlaeus in 1647 and...
Praefecturae de Paraiba, et Rio Grande
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Old coloured map of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, Brazil. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu in 1662.
1 680,00 €
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1643 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Tabula Magellanica, qua Tierrae del fuego cum celeberrimis fretis a F. Magellano et I. Le Maire...
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1643-50
Blaeu's splendid map of Tierra de Fuego with the Strait of Magellan.Old coloured sea chart of Tierra de Fuego with the Strait of Magellan and Le Maire Strait by Willem Blaeu. From the French...
Tabula Magellanica, qua Tierrae del fuego cum celeberrimis fretis a F....
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Old coloured sea chart of the Strait of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu in 1643.
1 250,00 €
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1635 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Turcicum Imperium
J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1635
Beautiful old coloured map of the Turkish Empire by Willem Blaeu. Very decorative map of the Ottoman Empire issued during the first half of the 17th Century. The beautiful title cartouche shows...
Turcicum Imperium
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Old coloured map of the Ottoman Empire. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Blaeu in 1635.
1 200,00 €
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Insulae Acores Delineante Ludovico Teisera
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1662
Highly decorative sea chart of the Azores Islands. At the upper left the northwestern islands of Corvo and Flores, in the middle the central archipelago with Faial, Pico, São Jorge, Graciosa and...
Insulae Acores Delineante Ludovico Teisera
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Old coloured sea chart of the Azores Islands. Published by Joan Blaeu in Amsterdam in 1662.
970,00 €
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1644 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Nova totius Germaniae descriptio
Amsterdam, 1644-55
Old coloured antique map of Germany by Joan Blaeu. Decorated with a large coat of arms and a compass rose. From one of the two Latin editions of the Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive Atlas novus from...
Nova totius Germaniae descriptio
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Old coloured map of Germany. Printed in Amsterdam in the year 1644.
420,00 €
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Corsica
W. J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1634
First state of Blaeu's map of Corsica, published 1634 in the German edition of Atlas Novus . State in which map itself has no separate title, only letterpress title above. Later editions have...
Corsica
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Coloured map of Corse, Corsica. Printed in Amsterdam by W. J. Blaeu in 1634.
400,00 €
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1645 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Cantabrigiensis Comitatus, Cambridge Shire.
Blaeu Family, Amsterdam, circa 1645
Attractive map of the country of Cambridgeshire in England by Blaeu in original old colours. With coats-of-arms of noble families and colleges. French text on verso.
Cantabrigiensis Comitatus, Cambridge Shire.
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Old coloured map of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Printed in Amsterdam by Blaeu Family circa 1645.
390,00 €
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1638 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Oldenburg Comitatus
G. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1638
Antique map of Oldenburg in the Oldenburger Land, Lower Saxony by G. Blaeu. Shows the Oldenburg country between the Weser river and East Friesland from Bremen to Jever and Wildeshausen. Oldenburg...
Oldenburg Comitatus
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Coloured map of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. Printed in Amsterdam by G. Blaeu in 1638.
390,00 €
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1662 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Das Wiflispurgergow. Gerardo Mercatore Auctore.
Amsterdam, 1662
Engraved map of Western Switzerland by Willem Janszoon Blaeu. The map shows the Romandie with the cantons of Vaud and Friborg, Lake Geneva in the south, Lake Thun (Thunersee) in the east and Lake...
Das Wiflispurgergow. Gerardo Mercatore Auctore.
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Old coloured map of the Romandie, Fribourg, Vaud, Lake Geneve. Printed in Amsterdam in the year 1662.
350,00 €
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1644 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Germaniae Veteris typus
Amsterdam, 1644-55
Beautiful copper engraving map from the Ancient Germany of Abraham Ortelius by Joan Blaeu. From one of the two Latin editions of the Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive Atlas novus from 1644-55.
Germaniae Veteris typus
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Old coloured map of Germany. Printed in Amsterdam in the year 1644.
350,00 €
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1667 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Lalandia, Falstria et Mona Insulae in Mari Balthico
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1667
Antique map of southeastern part of Denmark by J. Blaeu. Shows the islands Lolland, Falster and Møn with the southern tip of Zealand (Sjælland) in the Baltic Sea. Decorated with two beautiful...
Lalandia, Falstria et Mona Insulae in Mari Balthico
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Coloured map of Mon, Falster, Lolland. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu in 1667.
350,00 €
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1644 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Archiepiscopatus Magdeburgensis et Anhaltinus Ducatus
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1644-55
Old coloured antique map of Saxony-Anhalt with parts of Lower Saxony and Saxony by G. Blaeu. Shows the area between the Weser in the west and Wittenberg and Leipzig in the east. With Göttingen,...
Archiepiscopatus Magdeburgensis et Anhaltinus Ducatus
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Old coloured map of Saxony-Anhalt, Lower Saxony. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu in 1644.
290,00 €
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1660 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Namurcum comitatus Auctore Iohann Surhonio
Amsterdam, circa 1660
Old coloured copper engraved map of the central part of Belgium by J. Blaeu. Showing the regions around Namur and Dinant. Cartouche with coats of arms and cherubs, unusual compass rose flanked by a...
Namurcum comitatus Auctore Iohann Surhonio
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Old coloured map of Namur. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1660.
160,00 €
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1640 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula auct: Guiljelmo Blaeuw [and]...
Amsterdam, circa 1640
A matching set of the World and the Continents by Willem J. Blaeu These five maps represent the apogee of seventeenth century Dutch cartography. With their decorative panels of costumed figures,...
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula auct:...
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Old coloured world map and continent maps with borders by Willem J. Blaeu. Published around 1640 in Amsterdam.
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1643 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula auct: Guiljelmo Blaeuw.
Amsterdam, 1643-50
One of the Most Famous World Maps of Dutch Cartography with Stunning Old Colours.Perhaps the finest world map ever printed. This map represents the apogee of seventeenth century Dutch...
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula auct:...
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Old coloured world map with borders by Willem J. Blaeu. Published 1643 in Amsterdam.
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1662 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali, cum Terris Adiacentibus
J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1635 (1662)
W. Blaeu's coastal chart of the West IndiesHand-coloured engraved sea chart of the West Indies by W. Blaeu. With the East Coast of the Americas from Chesapeake Bay to the Orinoco. First...
Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali, cum Terris Adiacentibus
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Coloured sea chart of Florida, West Indies. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Blaeu in 1662.
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1643 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Virginiae Partis australis, et Floridae Partis Orientalis, interjacentiumq, regionum Nova Descripti
circa 1643
Attractive map of the east coast of Virginia and Florida. Second state with small tail at left water-cherub. "One of the many elegantly engraved maps of the Eastern seaboard of North America...
Virginiae Partis australis, et Floridae Partis Orientalis,...
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Old coloured map of Virginia. Printed circa 1643.
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1635 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Nova Italiae Delineatio
circa 1635
Beautiful full old coloured example of Blaeu's first map of Italy. Showing whole Italy with Sardinia, Corsica and parts of Sicily. With several sailing ships and a sea monster. German text on verso.
Nova Italiae Delineatio
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Coloured map of Italia. Printed circa 1635.
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1641 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Gothia
Joan & Cornelius Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1641-42
Beautiful coloured map of southern Sweden showing Götaland. This is the early version of the map with mileage scale cartouche and without publishers address. With two large coat of arms and several...
Gothia
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Coloured map of Gothia, Götaland, Sweden. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan & Cornelius Blaeu in 1641.
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1644 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Aethiopia Inferior, vel Exterior.
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1644-55
Engraved antique map of South Africa by Joan Blaeu. The beautiful cartouche shows tribal warriors with spears and bows, including turtles and monkeys. With sailing ships and various wild animals of...
Aethiopia Inferior, vel Exterior.
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Coloured map of South Africa. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu in 1644.
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1635 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Lacus Lemanni Locorumque Circumiacentium Accuratissima Descriptio. Auctore Iacobo Goulartio...
Willem Janszoon Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1635
Beautiful original old coloured map of the Lake Geneva after J. Goulart from from an early edition of Blaeu's Atlas Appendix . The map is oriented to the North, second state, with filled-in...
Lacus Lemanni Locorumque Circumiacentium Accuratissima Descriptio....
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Old coloured map of the Lake Geneva. Printed in Amsterdam by Willem Janszoon Blaeu in 1635.
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1660 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Essexia Comitatus
circa 1660
Outstanding attractive map of the country of Essex in UK. Colour is gold heightened, with king coats of arms and family coats of arms, last is empty. French text on verso, with a coloured view on...
Essexia Comitatus
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Coloured map of Essex. Printed circa 1660.
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1634 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Alemannia sive Suevia Superior A. Christophoro Hurtero.
Blaeu Family, Amsterdam, 1634
Nice old coloured copper engraved map of Swabia by WJ Blaeu. The west-oriented map shows the Lake Constance and the Allgäu Alps and Vorarlberg left side and the Danube on the right third of the...
Alemannia sive Suevia Superior A. Christophoro Hurtero.
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Old coloured map of Swabia, Baden-Württemberg. Printed in Amsterdam by Blaeu Family in 1634.
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