Mercator, G. / Blaeu, G.

LT 031210

Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Macedonia

"Walachia, Servia, Bulgaria, Romania"

Map of the lower reaches of the Danube River with the Danube Delta and the surrounding countries: Romania, Serbia, Macedonia and Bulgaria.

Orig. coloured copper engraving by Gerhard Mercator, published by G. Blaeu,

Amsterdam about 1650, 38,5 x 50,9 cm. Verso: French text.

Perfect impression and condition, on strong paper, wide margins, very nice and fresh original colours.

€ 560,-

Gerard Mercator (1512 – 1594)

Cartographer, mathematician and globemaker. Pupil of Gemma Frisius in Louvain. From 1537 independent cartographer, moved to Duisburg 1552. There he made his most famous maps as the world map with Mercator's Projection at 18 sheets (1569). From 1585 he issued his atlas in single parts. The complete atlas was published posthumously 1595 and 1602, reissued by J. Hondius in Amsterdam from 1606 on. Some of his maps were bought by Blaeu 1629 and later on re-published.

Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571 – 1638) - Joan Blaeu (1596 – 1673)

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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