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Europe map by G. Blaeuw
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Private sellerEmmer-Compascuum, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since February 2023 • 13 sales
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Blaeu's Europe or the most beautiful of the continent. A magnificent representation of this map: it is not an old print.
City views were added to the horizontal bands; regional people in traditional costume were depicted in the vertical lines. Ortelius had already cautiously concerned himself with this matter. Willem Blaeu's (see two engravings) map of Europe was first published in 1617 and was included in all his major atlases. This map became very popular and also appeared in the Atlas Maior, the most famous world atlas, which was published much later by his son Joan in 1662. The upper frieze illustrates the relative importance at the time of some of the cities shown (naturally as selected by Willem): Amsterdam, Prague, Constantinople, Venice, Rome, Paris, London, Toledo, and Lisbon. But we are missing Vienna, Madrid, Brussels, or Antwerp! The "figures" (in the vertical bands) show a local man and woman (for Venice, two men) from the regional people in exuberant traditional costume. The painting is mounted in a passe-partout within a mahogany-colored wooden frame. Is certified 'Acid Free'.
There are some small scratches on the frame, which are not noticeable.
There are some small scratches on the frame, which are not noticeable.
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ConditionVery goodColorsMulti ColorMaterialOtherNumber of items1First ownerYesOrientationLandscapeArt sizeMediumHeight63 cmWidth78 cm
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Private sellerEmmer-Compascuum, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since February 2023 • 13 sales