Blaeu, Willem, 1571-1638

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Dates

Existence: 1571 - 1638

Biography

Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571 – 21 October 1638), also abbreviated to Willem Jansz. Blaeu, was a Dutch cartographer, atlas maker and publisher. Along with his son Johannes Blaeu, Willem is considered one of the notable figures of the Netherlandish/Dutch school of cartography in its golden age (the 16th and 17th centuries).

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Brandeburgum Marchionatus (Amsterdam)

Folder: 1, Box 8

Part of MS-1425: Bhavsar Map Collection

Date(s): 1660

Scope and Contents

Contains printed maps dated from 1572 to 1791, many in color, depicting areas of various regions in Europe, mostly Germany and the Netherland, but also France, Belgium, Denmark, Austria, Luxembourg, and the Czech Republic.

Found in: Bhavsar Map Collection Printed Maps Box: 8

Danubius Fluvius Europae Maximus. A Fontibus ad Ostia... (Germany)

Folder: 5, Box 20

Part of MS-1425: Bhavsar Map Collection

Date(s): 1636

Scope and Contents

From: Nouvel Atlas ou Theatre du Monde, Jan Jansson, 1636

Found in: Bhavsar Map Collection Printed Maps Box: 19

Gront Van Starrenburg (Amsterdam)

Folder: 1, Box 9

Part of MS-1425: Bhavsar Map Collection

Date(s): 1664

Scope and Contents

From: Atlas Maior (Dutch edition), Joan and Willem Blaeu, 1664

Found in: Bhavsar Map Collection Printed Maps Box: 9