Atlas Maior - Reviews
"Keine Frage, das 1662 erstmals erschienene Kartenwerk des niederländischen Verlegers Joan Blaeu brach und bricht manchen Superlativ … Von berückender Farbenpracht und Akribie sind in der Tat die Landkarten."Stuttgarter Zeitung, StuttgartGermany |
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"It is fitting that this disorienting period, when theologians and scientists alike sought to locate man's place in the Grand Scheme of things, should see the publication of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior."World of Interiors, LondonUnited Kingdom |
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"Considerada una de las obras maestras de la cartografía del barroco, el Atlas Maior fue publicado por primera vez entre 1662 y 1665 por el editor holandés Joan Blaeu, uno de los más reputados cartógrafos de su tiempo. (...) TASCHEN lo ha reeditado ahora en un volumen que se basa en la copia coloreada a mano con adornos que se conserva en la Biblioteca Nacional de Austria, en Viena, y a los textos originales de Joan Blaeu se ha sumado la voz experta de Peter van de Krogt, investigador en la Facultad de Geociencias de la Universidad de Utrecht, cuyo texto además de introducir al lector en los entresijos de la primera cartografía moderna, es una lección de historia,.
Geografía y Cultura." Gentleman, MadridSpain |
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"Ein außergewöhnlich stabil und liebevoll hergestelltes Werk, über dessen geringen Preis von 150 Euro man angesichts dieser Vielfalt an Materialien und Produktionsschritte so staunt wie über seinen Inhalt selbst."Technology Review, HannoverGermany |
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"It's a big colourful introduction to the perusing of maps when you inspect what was where, what was when and how, when the world was so often guesswork."Vogue Living, LondonUnited Kingdom |
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"Parmi les millions de livres et les nombreux trésors que l`on peut trouver à la Bibliothèque de Vienne, l`un des plus remarquables, outre la célèbre bible de Gutenberg, est probablement l`Atlas Maior de Blaeu. (…) On considère qu`il coûtait au moment de son impression l`équivalent de 20 000 euros. Les éditions TASCHEN vous permettent de l`acquérir aujourd`hui pour 150 euros!"Men Magazine, BruxellesBelgium |
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"This reproduction is at times overwhelmingly beautiful - certainly the scale of the volume heightens the sheer visual impact, with fold-out sections devoted to particularly striking items, such as the frontispieces showing personifications of the continents."Times Literary Supplement, LondonUnited Kingdom |
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"...lovingly reworked into as a single huge volume by TASCHEN. Its beautifully illustrated maps are bordered by ancient symbols and cherubs."The Week, LondonUnited Kingdom |
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"The world might be getting smaller, but atlases aren`t. The Atlas Maior of 1665 is a weighty 17-by12-inch, 594-page reproduction of a work published in 1665 by Dutch cartographer Joan Bleau. It was the largest and costliest book of its day and, with its 594 maps, was the standard of atlases for a century."St. Louis Post Dispatch, St. LouisUnited States |
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"This superb reprint is made from the National Library of Vienna's complete , coloured, gold-heightened copy. Krogt also provides minutely detailed descriptions of the maps, allowing modern readers fully to appreciate Blaeu's masterwork."The Good Book Guide, LondonUnited Kingdom |
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Atlas Maior
Van der Krogt, Dr. Peter / Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien
Hardcover, 29 x 44 cm (11.4 x 17.3 in.), 626 pages, $ 200.00 |
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Atlas Maior of 1665
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