Atlas der Neederlanden

Map of the Dutch Republic, created by Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667) and published in Amsterdam by Covens and Mortier around 1730 (Volume VI).

The Atlas der Neederlanden, or Atlas of the Netherlands, is a composite atlas. The maps were presumably collected and composed by the publishing company Covens and Mortier in Amsterdam. The atlas contains more than 600 printed and manuscript maps and is preserved by the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam.

Volumes

The atlas contains nine volumes with maps of the Low Countries, including Belgium and the former colonies of the Netherlands.

• Volume I: Gelderlandt, Utrecht & Over Yssel (Gelderland, Utrecht and Overijssel)
• Volume II: Holland 1. Zuid-Holland (South Holland)
• Volume III: Holland 2. Zuid-Holland (South Holland)
• Volume IV: Holland 3. Zuid-Holland (South Holland)
• Volume V: Holland 4. Noord-Holland (North Holland)
• Volume VI: Zeeland (Zeeland)
• Volume VII: Vriesland, Groningen & Drenthe (Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe)
• Volume VIII: Belgiën (Belgium)
• Volume IX: Algemeene kaarten & Coloniën (General maps and colonies)

Multi-sheet maps

40-sheet wall map of Holland created by Jacob Aertsz Colom. Reprinted by Covens and Mortier around 1725. The sheets were bound seperately.

The atlas contains maps of large sizes. The large-scale maps are folded to fit in the atlas. Several wall maps, for instance of 4, 12 or 25 sheets, are bound separately and therefore uploaded as different images to Wikimedia Commons. The wall maps below are a small selection from the Atlas der Neederlanden but there are many more multi-sheet maps to be found in the atlas. In some cases the sheets have to be rotated to create the wall map. Different parts of the lettering can be printed on one sheet and need to be separated in order to create the border for the wall map.

Selection of wall maps

Slaperdijk in de Gelderse vallei. 6-sheet wall map with part of Gelderland (Volume I). Made by Justus van Broeckhuysen, 1705.

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Overijssel. 4-sheet wall map of Overijssel (Volume I). Published in Deventer by Jan de Lat, 1743.

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Rijnland in 12 (+1) bladen. 12-sheet wall map of Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland (Volume IV). Made by Jan Jansz Dou and Steven van Broeckhuysen, edited by Melchior Bolstra, 1746.

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