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Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673

1659

Nova Et Accvrata Regnorvm Hispaniæ Descriptio.

Joannes Blaeu

Amsterdam

Atlas Map

Wall Map

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1 map : copperplate engraving on 6 sheets, hand colour. Royal arms of Philip IV and III in the top right corner, accompanied by supporters. Scale bars in a cartouche in the bottom left corner. Small tablet along the bottom edge, containing a note on the use of classical and vernacular names, and the symbols used to denote bishoprics, archbishoprics, and university towns. Amrorial of the kingdom of Spain in the bottom right corner, arranged around an oval titled 'INSIGNIA REGNORVM HISPANIÆ'. Above, the lion of León holds a sword and the arms of the three constituent kingdoms of Spain: Castile, León and Aragon. Map surrounded by three descriptions of Spain, in Latin (left), Spanish (bottom), and French (right).

Spain

Nova Et Accvrata Regnorvm Hispaniæ Descriptio.

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BL System Number 004935415 Maps K.A.R.(11).

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Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673

Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612

Visscher, Claes Jansz

Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638

Tassin, Christophe Nicolas

1660

(Klencke Atlas). Orbis Terræ Compendium, Carolo Secundo dedicatum a I. Kliencke (a Collection of Maps by Blaeu, Hondius, Visscher, &c.)

British Library Maps K.A.R. R. Shirley, The Mapping of the World: Early Printed World Maps 1472-1700, London, 1993, 2nd ed, pp. 392-6, no. 371. In the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829. .British Museum, Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829

The Klencke Atlas resides at the British Library and we are grateful to them for providing scanned images of the atlas and complete catalog metadata as part of a joint project to scan and catalog the maps and atlases from the low countries of Europe that are part of the King George III Topographical Collections. From the British Library description: "The Klencke Atlas is one of the world's biggest: it measures 176 x 231 cm when open. It takes its name from Joannes Klencke, who presented it to Charles II on his restoration to the British thrones in 1660. Its size and its 40 or so large wall maps from the Golden Age of Dutch mapmaking were supposed to suggest that it contained all the knowledge in the world. At another level, it was a bribe intended to spur the King into granting Klencke and his associates trading privileges and titles. Charles, who was a map enthusiast, appreciated the gift. He placed the atlas with his most precious possessions in his cabinet of curiosities, and Klencke was knighted. Later generations have benefited too. The binding has protected the wall maps which have survived for us to enjoy - unlike the vast majority of other wall maps which, exposed to light, heat and dirt when hung on walls, have crumbled away. Titled 'Orbis Terræ Compendium, Carolo Secundo dedicatum a I. Kliencke. i.e. a Collection of Maps by Blaeu, Hondius, Visscher, &c. One Volume 5 feet 10 inches by 3 feet 2 inches." For more on the Klencke Atlas, see the British Library website, https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/klencke-atlas

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World Atlas

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Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673