Peter van der Krogt (3 knihy)

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  Peter van der Krogt Atlas Maior of 1665 EN

  Najrozsiahlejší a najkvalitnejší atlas z obdobia baroka s názvom Atlas Maior Joana Blaeua vznikol v roku 1665 ako reakcia na iný dobový atlas vytvorený kartografom Johannesom Janssoniom, Blaeuovým rivalom. Pôvodné 11-zväzkové vydanie v latinčine obsahovalo 596 máp Európy, Afriky, Ázie, Ameriky a Antarktídy a predstavovalo najväčší a najkompletnejší atlas svojej doby a zároveň jednu z najvzácnejších kníh 17. storočia…

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  Joan Blaeu, Peter van der Krogt Atlas Maior of 1665 EN

  Superlatives tend to fail in face of Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Maior, one of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. The original Latin edition, completed in 1665, was the largest and most expensive book to be published during the 17th century. Its 594 maps across 11 volumes spanned Arctica, Asia, Europe, and America. Its scale and ambition occupies such an important place in Dutch history that it is…

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  Peter van der Krogt Atlas Maior of 1665 EN

  The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Joan Blaeu's exceptional Atlas Maior, completed in 1665. The original 11-volume Latin edition, containing 594 maps, put Blaeu ahead of his staunch competitor, mapmaker Johannes 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…

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