Laurens van der Hem
Dutch collector (1621-1678) · Netherlands · Lawyers · Died at 57
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Something wrong?Laurens van der Hem (1621-1678), was a Dutch lawyer and a collector of maps and landscape prints. He is known today for commissioning his meticulously thorough personal version of the Atlas Maior, itself a major work of cartography and art published by his contemporary and friend Joan Blaeu.
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Herengracht 115, former address of Laurens van der Hem, in 1890 unrecognizably rebuilt after a design by Hendrik Petrus Berlage
Comparison of two versions of the map of New England titled "Novi Belgii" from the Atlas Maior. The top version was hand colored by Dirk Janszoon van Santen for Laurens van der Hem's personal copy; the lower version shows how it appeared in the version printed for publication by Joan Blaeu.
About this person
Country
Netherlands
Category
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1621 to 1678 · aged 57
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