Johannes/Jean Blaeu(Netherlands, 1565-1673)
Joan & Cornelius Blaeu, map the duchy Uppland Sweden, copper engraving, Amsterdam mid 17th Century
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Joan & Cornelius Blaeu, map the duchy Uppland Sweden, copper engraving, Amsterdam mid 17th Century
'Ducatus Uplandia'. Printed dedication to count Jacob de la Gardie, and his coat of arms. C 38 x 49 cm. Partly hand olored.
Wear due to age and use. Minor stains. Usual centerfold. Soft handling creases. Not framed.
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For 'Atlas mayor'. The volumes concerning Northern Europe, Eastern Europe and Britain were completed in 1659. In 1672 a fire distroyed Blaeus workshop in Amsterdam. So some editions were not completed, like the Spanish for example.
