OLD MAPS - World Map, Willem Blaeu (1635) – Restored Reproduction – XL






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Riproduzione giclée firmata del World Map di Willem Blaeu (1635), XL, 70 × 100 cm, 1 kg, Stati Uniti, stile classico, edizione originale, venduta direttamente dall’artista e spedita arrotolata.
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Willem Blaeu – Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula
Digitally restored giclée reproduction, after Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571–1638)
Willem Blaeu's world map is one of the great masterpieces of the Dutch Golden Age of cartography. It was first engraved in Amsterdam around 1606–07 by Josua van den Ende and later included in Blaeu's celebrated atlases, including the 1635 edition. It is regarded as one of the finest examples of the carte-à-figures, a map surrounded by richly illustrated decorative borders. Many later mapmakers copied it. This print is a restored reproduction, not an antique original.
The map shows the world as Europeans understood it in the early 17th century. North America stretches far to the west, New Guinea is only partly charted, and a vast Terra Australis Incognita, the "unknown southern land," runs along the bottom. In the Arctic, Nova Zembla reflects Willem Barents's recent Dutch voyages. Sailing ships and sea monsters fill the oceans, and two polar projections sit in the lower corners.
The borders are a work of art in their own right:
Top: the seven planets of the ancient world (the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn), each riding a chariot through the clouds
Left: the Four Elements (Fire, Air, Water and Earth)
Right: the Four Seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter)
Bottom: the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, from the Walls of Babylon and the Pyramids to the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria
An ornate cartouche over North America recounts Columbus's discovery in 1492 and how the continent was named after Amerigo Vespucci. A second cartouche carries Blaeu's dedication to the Amsterdam burgomaster Cornelis Pietersz. Hooft.
The restoration
Working from a high-resolution scan, we carefully removed stains, fold lines and surface damage, and balanced the color, contrast and clarity. We preserved the map's geography, lettering, annotations, hand-applied color and decorative details, because its value lies in the story it tells about how people once saw the world.
Print details
Technique: giclée, archival pigment inks
Paper: premium natural matte fine art paper, 230 gsm, archival grade
Framing: sold unframed. Frames in the photos are for display only.
Shipped rolled in a sturdy tube
About Old Maps
Maps have been our passion for many years. Long before this became our work, we were collecting, studying and admiring them, drawn to what they reveal about how people once knew, believed and imagined the world. Every old map tells a story of exploration and discovery, and of the craftsmen who engraved and colored it by hand. Now we want to share that love of history with others.
We work from historic maps held in archives, libraries, museums and private collections, and choose pieces with character. Each one is restored with respect for the original. Our goal is not to make an old map look new, but to let its beauty be seen again.
Please note: this lot is a digitally restored reproduction, not an original antique map.
Old Maps: preserving history, one map at a time.
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Willem Blaeu – Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula
Digitally restored giclée reproduction, after Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571–1638)
Willem Blaeu's world map is one of the great masterpieces of the Dutch Golden Age of cartography. It was first engraved in Amsterdam around 1606–07 by Josua van den Ende and later included in Blaeu's celebrated atlases, including the 1635 edition. It is regarded as one of the finest examples of the carte-à-figures, a map surrounded by richly illustrated decorative borders. Many later mapmakers copied it. This print is a restored reproduction, not an antique original.
The map shows the world as Europeans understood it in the early 17th century. North America stretches far to the west, New Guinea is only partly charted, and a vast Terra Australis Incognita, the "unknown southern land," runs along the bottom. In the Arctic, Nova Zembla reflects Willem Barents's recent Dutch voyages. Sailing ships and sea monsters fill the oceans, and two polar projections sit in the lower corners.
The borders are a work of art in their own right:
Top: the seven planets of the ancient world (the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn), each riding a chariot through the clouds
Left: the Four Elements (Fire, Air, Water and Earth)
Right: the Four Seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter)
Bottom: the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, from the Walls of Babylon and the Pyramids to the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria
An ornate cartouche over North America recounts Columbus's discovery in 1492 and how the continent was named after Amerigo Vespucci. A second cartouche carries Blaeu's dedication to the Amsterdam burgomaster Cornelis Pietersz. Hooft.
The restoration
Working from a high-resolution scan, we carefully removed stains, fold lines and surface damage, and balanced the color, contrast and clarity. We preserved the map's geography, lettering, annotations, hand-applied color and decorative details, because its value lies in the story it tells about how people once saw the world.
Print details
Technique: giclée, archival pigment inks
Paper: premium natural matte fine art paper, 230 gsm, archival grade
Framing: sold unframed. Frames in the photos are for display only.
Shipped rolled in a sturdy tube
About Old Maps
Maps have been our passion for many years. Long before this became our work, we were collecting, studying and admiring them, drawn to what they reveal about how people once knew, believed and imagined the world. Every old map tells a story of exploration and discovery, and of the craftsmen who engraved and colored it by hand. Now we want to share that love of history with others.
We work from historic maps held in archives, libraries, museums and private collections, and choose pieces with character. Each one is restored with respect for the original. Our goal is not to make an old map look new, but to let its beauty be seen again.
Please note: this lot is a digitally restored reproduction, not an original antique map.
Old Maps: preserving history, one map at a time.
