Willem Blaeu
Dutch cartographer, atlas maker and publisher (1571-1638) · Netherlands · On the map · Scientists · Died at 67
Willem Janszoon Blaeu, also known as Willem Jansz. Blaeu (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈjɑnszoːn ˈblʌu];, was a Dutch cartographer, globe maker, and publisher. He was one of the leading figures of the Dutch school of cartography in the seventeenth century.
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Globe from 1602. The workshop made globes in pairs: one to represent the heavens and another the Earth.
Blaeu's 1630 map of Europe
Blaeu's 1614 map of the Americas
Blaeu's map of the Viceroyalty of Peru and the south Pacific Ocean.
Joan & Willem Blaeu Atlas in 11 volumes with white leather binding with gold leaf and special chest to hold it in, with a portrait of Willem Blaeu on the wall next to it, copy owned by the University of Amsterdam Special CollectionsAbout this person
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Lived 1571 to 1638 · aged 67
