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Blaeu, Johannes.
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20,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description
- America, quae est Geographiae Blavianae... volumen undecimum [Atlas Major volume XI: America]. Amsterdam: Joannes Blaeu, 1662
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Folio (550 x 345mm.), Latin text edition, additional engraved allegorical title, printed title with woodcut devices, 23 double-page engraved maps, fine contemporary colour, contemporary vellum gilt, wide margins, [Koeman I, Bl 56; Van der Krogt 2:601.11], some staining at upper and lower margins and light browning (more so at end of the volume) just affecting last 6 maps, slight creasing, 2 maps strengthened at lower centrefolds, binding slightly soiled, split in spine
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A tall copy of the final volume of the Latin text edition of the acclaimed Atlas Major of 1662.
This America volume includes important early maps of Virginia and New England. The latter is based upon Adriaen Block's manuscript map of 1614, and it is "one of the earliest [maps] to name Nieu Amsterdam [New York]" (Burden). The volume also contains the sequence of Brazilian maps (originally published by the Blaeus in Caspar Barlaeus's Rerum per Octennium in Brasilia in 1647) notable for the fine vignettes after Frans Post depicting life and industry in the Dutch colonies in Brasil.