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Dettagli Libro<br><br>Sku: PZZLB37040<br>ISBN: 9783822851029<br>Titolo: Atlas Maior. Germany Austria & Helvetia<br>Autore: Joan Blaeu, Peter Van Der Kroght<br>Editore: Taschen<br>Anno: 2006<br>Pagine: 208<br>Formato: Rilegato<br><br>Maps of Germany, Austria and Switzerland from Joan Blaeu's exquisite world atlas of 1665 The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Joan Blaeu's exceptional Atlas Maior, completed in 1665. The original eleven-volume Latin edition, containing 594 maps, put Blaeu ahead of his staunch competitor, mapmaker Joanes Janssonius, whose rivalry inspired Blaeu to produce a grandiose edition of the largest and most complete atlas to date. Covering Arctica, Europe, Africa, Asia, and America, Blaeu's Atlas Maior was a remarkable achievement and remains to this day one of history's finest examples of mapmaking. This reprint, including all 123 maps of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, is made from the National Library of Vienna's colored, gold-heightened copy, thu