Maps

Willem Blaeu, Map Surroundings of Magdeburg lower left figural cartouche and inscribed "Archiepiscopatvs Maghdebvrgensis et Anhalinvs Dvcatvs ...", depicting the area between Braunschweig in the north, Brandenburg in the east, Erfurt in the south and Münden in the west, border coloured copper engraving, 1st half of the 17th century. Half of the 17th century. Latin text on reverse, centrefold smoothed, restored, dimensions of image ca. 37,5 x 49 cm, dimensions of sheet ca. 50,5 x 61 cm. Artist info: also Guilielmus Janssonius Caesius, Guiljelmus Blaeuw, Willem Jansz, Willems Jans Zoon, Guilielmus or G. Blaeu, Dutch cartographer and publisher (1571 Uitgeest near Alkmaar to 1638 Amsterdam), studied astronomy and cartography with Tycho Brahe 1594-96, worked in Amsterdam from 1603, first produced terrestrial globes, later land and sea maps, 1633 appointed "Kaartenmaker van de Republiek" and official cartographer for the Dutch East India Company, his main work is the "Atlas Blaeu (later "Atlas Maior)", which was published by Blaeu together with his son Joan Blaeu, it was published under the title "Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus 1635" as a set of two volumes in German, Dutch, Latin, and French, 1645 in four volumes, 1662 in 11 volumes with sea atlas, comprised nearly 600 maps with a total of 3.000 pages of Latin text, source: AKL and Internet.

Tobias Konrad Lotter, Plan and View of Lübeck Plan of the city of Lübeck with fortifications and detailed legend as well as in the lower part bird's-eye view of the city, likewise with legend, cartouche at upper right and inscribed here "Grundriss der kayserlichen und des heil. röm. Reichs freyen Stadt Lübeck herausgegeben von Tob. Conr. Lotter Geogr. in Augsburg", partly coloured copper engraving, about 1760, partly a little bit brownish, mounted under passepartout, dimensions of the image about 48,5 x 56,5 cm, dimensions of the sheet about 54 x 67 cm. Artist info: also Tobias Conrad Lotter, German map engraver cartographer and publisher (1717 Augsburg to 1777 Augsburg), from 1740 son-in-law and most productive co-worker of the cartographer and publisher Matthäus Seutter, 1740-44 he created the "Atlas Minor" on his own responsibility under Seutter, after Seutter's death (1757) his son Albrecht Karl (1722-1762) and his son-in-law Lotter as well as G. B. Probst continued the company, in 1757/58 Lotter became the sole owner of the publishing house, source: Thieme-Becker and Wikipedia.

Franz von Reilly, Map of Reuss upper left cartouche and inscribed "Die Lande der Grafen von Reussen Nro. 215", showing the area between Gera in the north, Zwickau in the east, Hof in the south and Saalfeld in the west, partly coloured copper engraving, late 18th century, small traces of worm damage, framed under mount and behind glass, dimensions approx. 24 x 27 cm. Artist info: Austrian publisher, cartographer, bookseller and writer (1766 Vienna to 1820 Vienna), son of the Russian-born court master Johann Reilly, initially working unpaid for three years in the Austrian civil service, in 1789 with paternal inheritance turning to geography and founding the "Landkarten- und Kunstwerke-Verschleiß-Komptoir", subsequently published numerous pioneering atlas works such as 1789-1806 "Schauplatz der fünf Theile der Welt", 1791-92 the "Schul Atlas", 1792-93 the "Allgemeine Erdbeschreibung", 1794-96 the "Grossen deutschen Atlas" and 1799 the "Allgemeine Post Atlas von der ganzen Welt", subsequently he turned to writing and published numerous works, active in Vienna , source: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaisertums Österreich, Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon, Deutsche Biographie and Internet.

Peter Schenk, Map Area Lobenstein, Ebersdorf upper right cartouche and here inscribed " Accurate Delineation derer Hochgraefl. reussische Herrschaften Lobenstein und Ebersdorf nebst der Pflege Hirschberg ... in Amsterdam bey Petrus Schenk ... MDCCLVII (1757)", depiction of the area between Liebengrün in the north, Mißlareuth in the east, Schaustein in the south and Leutenberg in the west, left and right of the map legend, border coloured copper engraving, centrefold as usual, slight signs of age, framed behind glass, dimensions approx. 46 x 52,5 cm. Artist info: also Petrus Schenk, German-Dutch engraver and map publisher (1693 Amsterdam to 1775 Amsterdam), son and pupil of Peter Schenk the Elder (1660-1718), from 1718 heir to his father's publishing house, which he considerably extended by topographic views of the Central German area, co-operation with the Saxon cartographer and land and border commissioner Adam Friedrich Zürner (1679-1742), later takeover of the printing plates of the Amsterdam map publisher Nicolas Jansson Visscher II. and publication of the same under his own name, after the death of his sister Maria in 1770 takeover of the globe production of his brother-in-law Leonard Valck who died already in 1746, received in 1752 a privilege of the Electorate of Saxony and Poland limited to ten years for the publication of his "Atlas Saxonicus Novus", which finally included 49 special maps of Saxony, mostly based on Zürner's surveys and various vedute, besides Zürner's maps Schenk used numerous drafts of Zürner's close co-worker, the Elector Saxon border conductor and geographer Johann Paul Trenckmann from Geringswalde, Schenk was regarded as the most important publisher of Saxon special maps of the 1st half of the 18th cent. Half of the 18th century, active in Amsterdam and in the Leipzig branch of his publishing house already founded by his father, source: Wikipedia, Saxon Biography and Internet.

Joan Willemszoon Blaeu, Map of Thuringia upper left coat of arms of Thuringia, lower left cartouche and here inscribed "Thvringia Landgraviatvs ...", lower right further cartouches "...Joh. Blaeu", depiction of the area between "Nordhausen in the north, Weißenfels in the east, Schwarzburg in the south and Eisenach in the west, coloured copper engraving, middle 17th century, text on reverse, centrefold, partly backed, some brown spotting, dimensions of image ca. 40,5 x 52,5 cm, dimensions of sheet ca. 50,5 x 61 cm. Artist info: also Johannes Willemszoon, John Williamson or Ioanne Blaev, Netherl. Cartographer, engraver, bookseller and publisher (1596 Alkmaar to 1673 Amsterdam), son and pupil of Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), 1603 moved to Amsterdam, first studied law and 1620 graduated as Dr. jur, at the latest 1631 provable as co-worker of his father, together with him 1636 publication of the "Novus Atlas", the further perfection of which was later to establish his fame as cartographer, 1638 death of the father and continuation of the business (workshop, publishing house, bookshop) with his brother Cornelis Blaeu (c. 1610-1642), publication of further volumes of the "Novus Atlas", 1638 appointed successor of his father as official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company, 1651-72 elected alderman of Amsterdam, appointment as printer of the Swedish king, 1655 publication of the 5-volume and 1662 of the 11-volume "Atlas Maior", one of the most expensive and successful publications of the time, 1659 business branch in Vienna, 1662 handover of the bookshop to his son Pieter Blaeu, 1667 opening of a second printing house, 1672 destruction of Blaeu's workshop in the city fire of Amsterdam, Source: AKL and Internet.

Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638)

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Pavel Fabricius (1519-1589)

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Abrahamus Ortelius Antverpianus (1527-1598)

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Antonio Zatta (1722-1804)

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