Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654 The first Atlas of Scotland, containing 49 engraved maps and 154 pages of descriptive text, translated from Latin into English for the first time. Browse the Atlas

This map of the Lothians was eventually published in 1630, although it would be Hondius’ rival, the firm of Blaeu, who in the end published the main bulk of Pont’s work in Volume V of the Atlas novus, often called the Blaeu Atlas of Scotland (1654).

Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654. The Blaeu atlas contains 49 engraved maps and 154 numbered pages of descriptive texts, translated from Latin into English. Browse entire atlas contents

Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1662 PRÆFECTVRARVM ABERDONENSIS ET BANFIENSIS... NOVA DESCRIPTIO, AUCTORE ROBERTO GORDONIO - A New Description of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire by Robert Gordon

Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654 Listing of maps in their order within the Theatrum orbis terrarum sive Atlas novus. View an alphabetical list of the maps. INSULAE ALBION ET HIBERNIA - Old Great Britain; SCOTIA ANTIQUA - Old Scotland; SCOTIA REGNUM - Kingdom of Scotland; TEVIOTIA - Teviotdale; TVEDIA - Upper Tweedsdale; LAVDELIA - Lauderdale ...

Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654 Joan Blaeu (c. 1599-1673) by Christopher Fleet. Joan Blaeu was the eldest son of Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), and was probably born in Alkmaar in the province of Noord-Holland in the final years of the 16th century.

The Atlas of Scotland therefore appeared as Volume V of Blaeu's Atlas novus, including 49 maps of Scotland and six maps of Ireland. As the Atlas was not bound until ordered, a wide number of different states are known to exist, only some of which can be dated.

Blaeu Atlas Maior, 1662-5 One of the largest and most splendid of the multi-volume Dutch world atlases. This volume was published in 1662-5, covering the whole known world in 594 maps and 3,368 pages of texts.

Atlases by Joan Blaeu. Blaeu Atlas of Scotland (1654) - Volume V of Blaeu's Atlas Novus; Blaeu Atlas Maior (1662) (These atlases were both published by Joan Blaeu, but they also included work and plates engraved during the lifetime of Willem Blaeu, his father). 

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