Willem Bleau, Abraham Ortelius

LO 1288

Africa > Marocco

"Fezzae et Marocchi Regna Africae celeberrima describebat Abrah. Ortelius"

Decorative map of Marocco, orientated to the west.

Orig. coloured copper engraving by Willem Blaeu, after Abraham Ortelius, Amsterdam c1635, 38 x 49,5 cm.

Very good impression, colours and condition, wide margins.

sold

Some details of the map:

Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571 - 1638). Engraver, publisher and astronomer. Pupil of J. Hondius and T. Brahe. Founder of a firm in Amsterdam 1596, which produced terrestrial and celestial globes first, charts and maps from 1604, and atlases from 1631, and which was the leading company publishing maps almost for a whole century.

Joan Blaeu (1596 - 1673). Cartographer and publisher in Amsterdam, son of W. Blaeu. He expanded the atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum', first issued by his father in two volumes 1635, up to 12 volumes until 1665 ('Atlas Major').

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