vintage reproduction BLAEU WORLD WALL MAP framed no UV no glare glass

Description

The Blaeu family is a three-generation lineage of notable map-making tradition during the Dutch Golden Age of cartography. Willem Janszoon Blaeu, the most notable Blaeu cartographer, is considered by many to be the most influential Dutch mapmaker in the history of cartography.Willem Janzsoon Blaeu was born in 1571, but the specific birth date and location of his birth remain uncertain. At an early age, Willem travelled to Amsterdam to serve as an apprentice in the herring trade– the family business. Blaeu gives recognition and often dedicates his maps to Cornelis Pieterz. Hooft, a relative he had apprenticed under in order to learn the trade, and motivated him to leave the family business to study science and mathematics.He soon left to study under the world-renowned astronomer Tycho Brahe on the island of “Ven in the Sund”. The length of time Blaeu spent with Brahe is unclear– some scholars claim it was two years, others will argue that it had only been a few months. Regardless, the time Blaeu spent with Brahe was enough time to spark a new passion in him: geography. Blaeu began to practice the art of globe-making with the famous scientist. Brahe demanded a noted high standard of his pupils, and Blaeu was one of the most skilled.Once he returned to Holland, he began making country maps and globes. In the early seventeenth century, upon realizing he was in dire need of more money, he began producing ornate world maps and atlases. In the early 1630’s he declared his intention to be the first mapmaker to make an international world atlas– multi-volume atlases printed in Latin, German, Dutch, and French. By 1633 he was named the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company, or VOC. He died in Amsterdam in 1638.His two sons, Cornelis and Johannes Blaeu, took over the map business upon Blaeu’s death.
This amazing reproduction published in England in the 1970's remains the most widely published Old World Map. This high quality gold foil lithograph is in perfect condition. the original map has been cropped and framed in a high quality no-UV and no-Glare silver colored aluminum frame. Expertly matted, the original border lines of the map are intact without the disturbing added on historical information AND the later imposed iconography of the political hierarchy of the day. Absolutely gorgeous and I tried to capture just some of the amazing lighting effects this high quality and unique framed reproduction has to offer. The cropped parts of info and graphics NOT part of the original map are on the back of the frame.
You will not be disappointed. NEVER DISPLAYED OR HUNG for viewing and in exquisite condition.