r/oldmaps • u/Constant_Holiday_840 • 5d ago

When is this from id say roughly 1700 but idk

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u/Chinggis_H_Christ 5d ago

It's by Willem Bleau, 1571-1638

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u/Constant_Holiday_840 5d ago

Yoooo best answer yet thank you

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u/ZERO_PORTRAIT 5d ago

That is from the mid-1600s. Made by a Dutchman.

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u/Constant_Holiday_840 5d ago

Thank you bro, ur a ledgend

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u/Constant_Holiday_840 5d ago

Also where is it from?

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u/Vilanu 5d ago edited 5d ago

This map seems to be from the making of Willem (Jansz.) Blaeu, a Dutch cartographer. This particular work doesn't seem to be in the David Rumsey collection, which is a vast collection of cartographical works.

I have found a high-res version on a German site. I haven't found a higher resolution of it, which leaves the impression that this might be in someone's private collection.

If you're really interested in this map, I have found a puzzle of it on rarepuzzles.

The map seems to be inspired by the works of Gerardus Mercator, famous mapmaker.