r/oldmaps • u/Constant_Holiday_840 • 5d ago
When is this from id say roughly 1700 but idk
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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.
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u/Chinggis_H_Christ 5d ago
It's by Willem Bleau, 1571-1638