P. C. J. van der Krogt Bücher

Superlatives flounder in the face of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior, one of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. This stunning edition is based on the Austrian National Library's complete colored and gold-heightened copy and reprints its 594 maps covering all then-known continents to the highest reproduction standard, rendering full justice to this luxurious Baroque wonder.

In this catalogue almost 340 Netherlandish globes, made before 1850, are described at length. Among other aspects, the sphere itself, the inscriptions, the cartography and its mounting receive attention. What is more, the descriptions are illustrated with some 80 photographs, of which 9 are in colour.