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Title Page Theatrum 1645

There were two Dutch cartographers named Blaeu, Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571 in Alkmaar - 1638 in Amsterdam) and his son Joan Blaeu (1596 in Alkmaar - 1673 in Amsterdam).

Similar to Abraham Ortelius' earlier Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, their atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive, Atlas Novus was published 1635 in two volumes; in 1645 in four volumes; also named en:Atlas Maior in 1662 in 11 volumes, with ca. 600 maps and 3,000 pages of text in Latin.

The Toonneel der Steeden van de Vereenighde Nederlanden (Latin: Novum Ac Magnum Theatrum Urbium Belgicæ Liberæ ac Foederatæ) was published from 1649. At first in two different volumes. One of the liberated (latin: Liberæ) and one of the King's (Dutch: 's Konings) Netherlands.

An even larger project was planned but in 1672 a fire destroyed Joan Blaeu's studio. He died one year after this event.

1604 Inferioris Germaniae Provinciarum Nova Descriptio
1606 Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula
1664 Nova et Accvratissima Totivs Terrarvm Orbis Tabvla
1644 Europa recens descripta
1659 Europæ Nova Descriptio

Contents

1 Europae Septentrionalia & Orientalia, 1645
2 Germania, 1645
3 Germania Inferior, 1645
4 Toonneel der Steden van de Vereenighde Nederlanden, 1649 - 1652
5 Toonneel der Steden van 's Konings Nederlanden, 1649 - 1651
6 Atlas of Scotland, 1654
7 Sources

Europae Septentrionalia & Orientalia, 1645[edit]

4. Regions below the Arctic Pole
7. Iceland
9. Diocese of Stavangria & several neighboring parts (southern Norway)
10. Kingdom of Denmark
11. Island of Fyn, Denmark
12. Sweden, Denmark and Norway kingdoms of northern Europe
13. Götaland (southern Sweden)
15. Duchy of Uppland (region of Sweden)
16. Livonia commonly known as Livland (Latvia and Estonia)
17. Map of Russia
20. Russia Moscow northern and eastern parts
22. Russia Moscow southern part
23. Tauric (Crimean) Peninsula
29. Prussia
31. Kingdom of Poland and Duchy of Silesia
31a. Kingdom of Hungary
32. Transylvania Sibenburgen
33. Wallachia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Rumelia
34. Slavonia Croatia Bosnia and part of Dalmatia
35. Slovenia and Croatia, Istria and Carniola)

Germania, 1645[edit]

1. New representation of all Germany.
4. Archduchy of Austria.
5. Styria, Steiermark.
6. Bohemia.
8. Marquisate of Moravia.
9. Duchy of Silesia.
10. Lower rhenumSilesia.
11. Duchy of Silesian Glogau (Glogów, Poland)
12. County of Glatz. (Klodzko, Poland)
13. Upper Saxony, with Lusatia and Meissen.
15. Upper Lusatia (Lausitz).
16. Marquisate of Brandenburg, with the Duchies of Pomerania and Mecklenburg.
18. Map of the Duchy of Pomerania.
20. Rügen Island and Duchy.
21. Duchy of Mecklenburg.
22. New map of the Duchy of Holstein.
24. The very famous River Elbe newly delineated.
25. Duchy of Lüneburg and adjacent regions delineated.
26. Archbishopric of Magdeburg and the Duchy of Anhalt.
27. Duchy of Brunswick, most of Lüneburg
28. Bishopric of Hildesheim.
29. Circle of Westphalia, or Lower Germany.
30. County of Oldenburg.
31. Figure of East Friesland.
32. Bishopric of Osnabrück.
33. Bishopric of Münster.
34. County of Bentheim, and Steinfurt.
35. Duchy of Westphalia.
36. Bishopric of Paderborn
37. County of Mark and Ravensburg
38. Duchy of Cleves and Ravenstein Domain.
39. Duchy of Jülich and Berg
40. Archbishopric of Trier.
41. Archbishopric of Cologne.
42. County of Waldeck.
44. Territory of Bad Hersfeld
45. County of Mansfeld.
46. Landgravate of Thuringia.
47. Franconia, commonly called Franken.
48. County of Nassau.
49. Palatinate at the Rhine.
51. County of Erbach, Germany
52. Territory of Nuremberg.
53. Palatinate of Bavaria.
55. Duchy of Bavaria.
56. Archbishopric of Salzburg and Duchy of Carinthia.
57. New map of Swabia.
58. Alemannia or Upper Swabia.
59. Duchy of Württemberg.
60. Landgravate of Alsace, with Sundgau and Breisgau.
62. Switzerland, with neighboring confederated territories.
63. Zürich and the Province of Basel.
64. Aargau with the southern part of Zürich.
65. Wifflisburg Switzerland)
66. Eastern Switzerland
67. The Rhine with the Moselle.
71. Old Germany.

Germania Inferior, 1645[edit]

1. 17 Provinces of Lower Germany.
4. Duchy of Brabant.
6. First part of Brabant with Leuven, Belgium.
8. Second part of Brabant with Brussels
9. Third part of Brabant with Antwerp.
11. Map of the Castle near Zandvliet between Bergen op Zoom and Antwerp.
12. Map of Bergen op Zoom, Steenburgen.
13. Fourth part of Brabant with s' Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
14. Duchy of Limburg.
15. Duchy of Luxembourg.
17. County of Flanders and Zeeland.
19. Eastern part of German Flanders.
21. Western part of German Flanders.
23. French Flanders and Tournai.
25. Two parts of Flanders.
27. Pas-de-Calais.
28. Counties of Hainaut and Namur.
29. County of Namur.
30. Domain of Mechelen and the Duchy of Aarschot, Belgium.
31. Diocese of Liege.
34. County of Zutphen.
35. Canal of Saint Mary.
36. Rhine and the Meuse (Maas).
39. Northern part of Holland
40. Rhine and Amstel lands.
42. South Holland.
44. Delftland, Schieland, Voorne, Overflackee, Goeree, Ijsselmonde, etc.
48. Domain of Utrecht.
50. Domain of Groningen.
50a. Domain of Overijssel.
53. County of Drenthe. Second map of Overijssel.

Toonneel der Steden van de Vereenighde Nederlanden, 1649 - 1652[edit]

Toonneel der Steden van 's Konings Nederlanden, 1649 - 1651[edit]

Titel Page zw
Titel Page kl
Aalst
Antwerpen
Antwerpen; Domus Hansae
Antwerpen; Domus Senatoria
Armentieres
Broucburgus vulgo Broucburch
Brugge. Amplissimis ac Nobilissimis
Bruxella
Dammum Munitissimum Flandriae oppidum, Vulgo Damme
Tenermonda Vulgo Dendermonde
Dixmuda
Dinant
Duynkercka
Gerardmontium Vulgo Gheertsberghe

Atlas of Scotland, 1654[edit]

1. INSULAE ALBION ET HIBERNIA - Old Great Britain
2. SCOTIA ANTIQUA - Old Scotland
3. SCOTIA REGNUM - Kingdom of Scotland
4. TEVIOTIA - Teviotdale
5. TVEDIA - Upper Tweedsdale
6. LAVDELIA - Lauderdale
7. MERCIA - Berwickshire
8. LOTHIAN AND LINLITQVO - The Lothians
9. LIDALIA - Liddesdale
10. EVIA ET ESCIA - Eskdale
11. ANNANDIÆ - Lower Annandale
12. NITHIA - Nithsdale
13. GALLOVIDIA - Galloway
14. GALLOVIDIÆ PARS OCCIDENTALIOR - Wigtownshire
15. GALLOVIDIÆ PARS MEDIA - West Kirkcudbright
16. KIRCVBRIENSIS - East Kirkcudbright
17. CARRICTA MERIDIONALIS - Carrick
18. CARRICTA BOREALIS - Mid Ayrshire
19. COILA - Kyle
20. CVNINGHAMIA - Cunningham
21. KNAPDALIA - Knapdale
22. CANTYRA - Kintyre
23. ARANIA - The Isle of Arran
24. BUTHE INSULA - The Isle of Bute
25. GLOTTIANA PRÆFECTVRA INFERIOR - Lower Clydesdale
26. GLOTTIANA PRÆFECTVRA SVPERIOR - Upper Clydesdale
27. RENFROANA - Renfrew
28. LEVINIA - Dunbarton
29. STERLINENSIS - Stirlingshire
30. FIFÆ VICECOMITATUS - Fife
31. FIFÆ PARS OCCIDENTALIS - The West Part of Fife
32. FIFÆ PARS ORIENTALIS - The East Part of Fife
33. ABERDONIA & BANFIA - Aberdeenshire and Banffshire
34. BRAID-ALLABAN - The Central Highlands
35. LORNA - The Firth of Lorn
36. EXTIMA SCOTIÆ - Northern Scotland
37. MORAVIA - Moray and Nairn
38. SOVTHERLANDIA - Southeast Sutherland
39. STRATH-NAVERNIA - Strath Naver and Strathmore
40. CATHENESIA - Caithness
41. ÆBUDÆ INSULÆ - The Hebrides
42. IVRA INSVLA - The Isle of Jura
43. ILA INSVLA - The Isle of Ila
44. MVLA INSVLA - The Isle of Mull
45. INSVLÆ QVÆDAM MINORES - The Small Isles
46. SKIA - The Isle of Skye
47. VISTVS INSVLA - The Uists and Barra
48. LEOGVS ET HARAIA - Lewis and Harris
49. ORCADVM ET SCHETLANDIÆ - Orkney and Shetland

Sources[edit]

University of California Los Angeles Library: Europae Septentrionalia & Orientalia, Germania, Germania Inferior (1645)
University of Groningen: Toonneel der Steeden (1649-1652)
National Library of Scotland: Atlas of Scotland (1654)

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Maps by Willem and Johannes Blaeu