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.

1630 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Paderbornensis Episcopatus Descriptio Nova
G. Blaeu, Amsterdam, circa 1630
Decorative engraved map of the area around Paderborn by G. Blaeu. With two cartouches and a mileage scale. Showing River Rhine between Koblenz and Wesel. Centred on the town of Paderborn. Without...
Paderbornensis Episcopatus Descriptio Nova
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Antique map of Paderborn, North Rhein-Westphalia. Printed in Amsterdam by G. Blaeu circa 1630.
240,00 €
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1634 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
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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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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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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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.
650,00 €
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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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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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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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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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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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1630 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Germaniae Veteris typus
Amsterdam, circa 1630
Attractive map of the Ancient Germany after Abraham Ortelius by Blaeu. From a Latin edition of "Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus".
Germaniae Veteris typus
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Antique map of Germany. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1630.
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Paraguay, o Prov. de Rio de la Plata cum regionibus adiacentibus Tucuman et S.ta Cruz de la Sierra
1630
Attractive map of Paraguay. Wtih 2 cartouche and a seamonster.
Paraguay, o Prov. de Rio de la Plata cum regionibus adiacentibus Tucuman...
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Antique map of Paraguay. Printed in the year 1630.
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Germaniae Veteris typus
Amsterdam, circa 1630
Attractive map of the Ancient Germany after Abraham Ortelius by Blaeu. From a French edition of "Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus".
Germaniae Veteris typus
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Antique map of Germany. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1630.
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Moravia Marchionatus Auctore I.A. Comenio.
Amsterdam, circa 1630
Attractive cooper engraved map in original old colour from Moravia in Czechia by W. J. Blaeu after Comenio. With two beautiful coloured cartouches, French text on verso.
Moravia Marchionatus Auctore I.A. Comenio.
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Old coloured map of Moravia. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1630.
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1630 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Germaniae Veteris typus
Amsterdam, circa 1630
Attractive map of the Ancient Germany after Abraham Ortelius by J. Blaeu. From a German edition of "Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus".
Germaniae Veteris typus
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Antique map of Germany. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1630.
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Archiepiscopatus Maghdeburgensis et Anhaltinus Ducatus cum terris adjacentibus
G. Blaeu, Amsterdam, circa 1630
Nice copper engraved map of Lower-Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt by G. Blaeu. With one figural cartouche. Bounded on the west by the River Wesel between Nienburg and Mihla, up to Brandenburg in the east,...
Archiepiscopatus Maghdeburgensis et Anhaltinus Ducatus cum terris...
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Antique map of Saxony-Anhalt, Lower-Saxony. Printed in Amsterdam by G. Blaeu circa 1630.
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1630 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Sueviae Nova Tabula.
Blaeu, Willem, Amsterdam, 1630
Beautiful copper engraved map of Swabia by Willem Blaeu. The north-oriented map shows the area between Lucerne, Rosenheim and Heidelberg with the Lake Constance. Centred around Ulm. With a...
Sueviae Nova Tabula.
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Coloured map of Swabia, Baden-Württemberg. Printed in Amsterdam by Blaeu, Willem in 1630.
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1630 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Sueviae Nova Tabula.
Blaeu, Willem, Amsterdam, 1630
Beautiful old coloured copper engraved map of Swabia by Willem Blaeu. The north-oriented map shows the area between Lucerne, Rosenheim and Heidelberg with the Lake Constance. Centred around Ulm....
Sueviae Nova Tabula.
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Old coloured map of Swabia, Baden-Württemberg. Printed in Amsterdam by Blaeu, Willem in 1630.
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1634 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Alsatia Landgraviatus, cum Suntgoia et Brisgola. Ger. Mercatore Auctore.
G. Blaeu, Amsterdam, circa 1634
Large attractive old coloured map of the Alsace from G. Blaeu. Printed from two sheets, joined. Covering the Black Forest, Breisgau and Alsace with the area between Lauffenberg via Basel up to...
Alsatia Landgraviatus, cum Suntgoia et Brisgola. Ger. Mercatore Auctore.
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Old coloured map of the Rhine, Breisgau, Alsace. Printed in Amsterdam by G. Blaeu circa 1634.
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1634 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Alemannia sive Suevia Superior A. Christophoro Hurtero.
Blaeu Family, Amsterdam, 1634
Nice 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 leaf. The larger...
Alemannia sive Suevia Superior A. Christophoro Hurtero.
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Coloured map of Swabia, Baden-Württemberg. Printed in Amsterdam by Blaeu Family in 1634.
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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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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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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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1635 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Monasteriensis Episcopatus
Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1635
West oriented copper engraved map of North Rhine-Westphalia in original old colour. One nice coloured cartouche and numerous small coats-of-arms within the map. Showing the area between Wesel,...
Monasteriensis Episcopatus
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Old coloured map of North Rhine-Westphalia. Printed in Amsterdam by Blaeu in 1635.
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