Lot 19

Blaeu, Joan

Toonneel des Aerdryck oft Nieuwe Atlas...Vyfde Deel [Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, part V]

£5,500

Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs

Auction: 17 June 2020 at 11:00 BST

Description

Amsterdam: Joannem Blaeu, 1654. Folio, engraved title-page and 55 engraved maps including the maps of Ireland, an uncoloured set, 20th century vellum, a small repair to the lower corner of one map without loss to engraved area, some very light and occasional browning

Footnote

Note: This atlas comprises volume five of the six-volume Dutch text edition of Blaeu's Theatrum, in first edition. Each volume of the work was published separately between 1635 and 1655, in several languages. In its era, the Theatrum was considered to be the most comprehensive and accurate atlas produced, with volume 5 being regarded to this day first atlas of Scotland, using many maps developed by the cartographer, Timothy Pont. Forty-nine of the maps are of Scotland and 6 of Ireland.