COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1313035
Reference Number:
8069
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu
Alternative Image Title:
Blaeu's Double Hemisphere Map
Alternative Image Title:
Blaeu Atlas Maior
Translated Image Title:
Blaeu's Grand Atlas
Parent Work Title:
Atlas major, sive cosmographia (Johannis Blaeu) labore et sumptibus
Creator:
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
1662
Publication Details:
Amsterdam
Volume:
1
Page/Sheet:
Plate j-ij
Description:
Blaeu's double hemisphere map of the World. Hand-coloured engraving on paper with representations of the four seasons along the bottom: from left to right are Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Portraits of Galileo, and Tycho Brahe (Joan Blaeu's father's teacher) adorn the corners, with several Classical deities appearing on clouds in between. California is shown as an island off the west coast of North America but the outline for the western portion of Australia is very accurate.
Language Code:
lat
Language Name:
Latin
Subject:
Geography--Early works to 1800
Subject:
World maps
Subject:
Cosmography
Subject:
Cartography
Subject:
Atlases of the world
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Technique Used:
Hand colouring
Technique Used:
Hand colouring
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Netherlands: North Holland: Amsterdam
Item Height:
410 mm
Item Width:
550 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-06-25
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
