Klencke Atlas - Joan Blaeu - 1660
Exhibit story
Image Title -
Step 0 of 0
e63 |
Dot story
Image Title -
Step 0 of 0
e63 |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
E63 - Covers - 1660 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 001
E63 - Title Page - 1660 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 002
Index - 1660 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 003
Eastern Hemisphere - 1648 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 004
Western Hemisphere - 1648 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 005
Europa Nova Descriptio - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 006
Asia Descriptio Novissima - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 007
Archipelagus Orientalis Sive Asiaticus - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 008
Novissima Africa Descriptio - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 009
America Septentrionalis - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 010
America Meridionalis - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 011
Nova Tabvla Anglia Scotia Et Hibernia - 1657- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 012
Mange Britannia Regem - 1644 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 013
Nova Et Accvrata Regnorvm Hispania Descriptio - 1659- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 014
Gallia Antiqua Descriptio Geographica - 1627 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 015
Florentissimi Gallia Regni Novissima Descriptio - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 016
Carte Des Dvcheez De Lorraine et Bar - 1640 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 017
Carte De Picardie - 1640 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 018
Bovlonnois Pontiev Artois - 1634 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 019
Carte Dv Pais Et Dvche De Niver Noys - 1621 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 020
Nova Descrittione D italia Di Gioann Antonio Magino - 1617 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 021
Nova Et Accvrata Totius Germaniae Tabvla - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 022
Magni Dvcatvs Lithuania - 1613 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 023
Regnorvm Specie Dania Et Norvegia - 1859 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 024
Nieuwe ende Waarachtighe Beschrijvinge der Zeventien - 1658- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 025
Comitatus Fladry - 1656- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 026
Ducatus Brabantio - 1656- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 027
Serene Potent Ordinibus Belgicae - 1651 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 028
Zealandia Comitatus - 1656 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 029
Hollandia Et Westfrisia - 1656 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 030
Graefschap Holland- 1647 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 031
Graefschap Holland - 1647 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 032
Composite Graefschap Holland - 1647 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 033
t Hoogheymraedschap van Rijnland - 1647 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 034
The Duchies of Julich Cleves and Berg - 1636- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 035
Ukrainae - 1650 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 036
Rhenvs Fluviorum With Danvbivs Fluvius Europa Maximus - 1635- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 037
Dvche De Gveldres - 1656 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 038
Transisalania Provincia vulgo Over Yssel- 1652 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 039
India quae Orientalis dicitur - 1652 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 040
Nova Et Accvratissima Sinarvm Imperii Tabvla - 1858 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 041
Brasilia qua parte paret Belgis - 1647- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 042
Terrae Sanctae - 1655 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 043
Imperii Caroli Magni with Graecia Antiqua - 1660 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 044
Covers - 1660 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 045
E63 - Covers - 1660 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 001
E63 - Title Page - 1660 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 002
Index - 1660 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 003
Eastern Hemisphere - 1648 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 004
Western Hemisphere - 1648 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 005
Europa Nova Descriptio - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 006
Asia Descriptio Novissima - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 007
Archipelagus Orientalis Sive Asiaticus - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 008
Novissima Africa Descriptio - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 009
America Septentrionalis - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 010
America Meridionalis - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 011
Nova Tabvla Anglia Scotia Et Hibernia - 1657- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 012
Mange Britannia Regem - 1644 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 013
Nova Et Accvrata Regnorvm Hispania Descriptio - 1659- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 014
Gallia Antiqua Descriptio Geographica - 1627 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 015
Florentissimi Gallia Regni Novissima Descriptio - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 016
Carte Des Dvcheez De Lorraine et Bar - 1640 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 017
Carte De Picardie - 1640 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 018
Bovlonnois Pontiev Artois - 1634 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 019
Carte Dv Pais Et Dvche De Niver Noys - 1621 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 020
Nova Descrittione D italia Di Gioann Antonio Magino - 1617 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 021
Nova Et Accvrata Totius Germaniae Tabvla - 1659 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 022
Magni Dvcatvs Lithuania - 1613 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 023
Regnorvm Specie Dania Et Norvegia - 1859 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 024
Nieuwe ende Waarachtighe Beschrijvinge der Zeventien - 1658- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 025
Comitatus Fladry - 1656- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 026
Ducatus Brabantio - 1656- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 027
Serene Potent Ordinibus Belgicae - 1651 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 028
Zealandia Comitatus - 1656 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 029
Hollandia Et Westfrisia - 1656 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 030
Graefschap Holland- 1647 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 031
Graefschap Holland - 1647 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 032
Composite Graefschap Holland - 1647 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 033
t Hoogheymraedschap van Rijnland - 1647 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 034
The Duchies of Julich Cleves and Berg - 1636- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 035
Ukrainae - 1650 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 036
Rhenvs Fluviorum With Danvbivs Fluvius Europa Maximus - 1635- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 037
Dvche De Gveldres - 1656 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 038
Transisalania Provincia vulgo Over Yssel- 1652 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 039
India quae Orientalis dicitur - 1652 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 040
Nova Et Accvratissima Sinarvm Imperii Tabvla - 1858 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 041
Brasilia qua parte paret Belgis - 1647- Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 042
Terrae Sanctae - 1655 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 043
Imperii Caroli Magni with Graecia Antiqua - 1660 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 044
Covers - 1660 - Joan Blaeu - Klencke Atlas - 045
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
1
Dot stories
This map, made by Joan Blaeu, was revised multiple times. This image shows the first version: before Blaeuhad a better representation of China.
Dots count
4
Dot stories
Since this is one of the first versions this maps has, it shows that it was made before the cartographer had made major revisions on the American continent, specially about North America.
The Andres Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world. It extends from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
Yucatan is now a state of Mexico, known for being the place where the Maya civilization reached its major development. Here they've founded the city of Chichen Itza.
California is wrongly shown as an island, since for this version of the map Blaeu didn't have a good knowledge of the North America geographic representation.
Dots count
1
Dot stories
This small cartouche is a dedication to the civic council of Amsterdam.
Dots count
4
Dot stories
The Great Wall of China was built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe. Several walls were built from as early as the 7th century BC, with selective stretches later joined together by the first emperor of China. Later on, many successive dynasties have built and maintained multiple stretches of border walls.
The Lop Desert, also known as the Lop Depression, is a desert extending from Korla eastwards along the foot of the Kuruk-tagh (meaning Dry Mountain) to the former terminal Tarim Basin in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. It is an almost perfectly flat expanse with no topographic relief.
Aleppo is a city in Syria that serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate. Is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world; its believed to be inhabited since the sixth millennium BC.
Istambul, historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople, is Turkey's largest city. It lies in both Europe and Asia. It served as an imperial capital for almost sixteen centuries, during the Roman/Byzantine, Latin, Byzantine and Ottoman empires.
Dots count
2
Dot stories
Cambodia is located in the southern portion of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia. Now, its territory is bordered by Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and the Gulf of Thailand.
The first mention of Cambodia in European documents was in 1511 by portuguese travellers, who described the city as a place of flourishing wealth and foreign trade.
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
1
Dot stories
These illustrations were supplied by Frans Post, one of the artists John Maurice encouraged to settle in Dutch Brazil. The top row is devoted to local flora and fauna and the lower three rows to landscape views of indigenous settlements and practices.
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Dots count
0
No dots yet
Place a DOT on the image