Atlas Maior - Reviews
"Il est original, cher et en grand format (29 cm x 44 cm). Mais cet « Atlas maior sive comographia Blaviana, qua solum, salum, coelum, accuratissime describuntur » (« Grand Atlas ou cosmographie de Blaeu, dans lequel la terre, la mer et le ciel sont très précisément décrits ») a été publié en 1665 par Johann Blaeu. Les 11 volumes et 594 cartes réédités ne contiennent « que » la description de la Terre, les cartes des mers et des ciels, trop complexes, n`ayant jamais pu être publiées. L`impression revenait alors à l`équivalent de 25.000 euros!"La Tribune, ParisFrance |
|
"This staggering, gorgeous reprint – in English, German, and French – reprises a collection of maps, created by Dutch cartographer Blaeu. Language is irrelevant, though, and obviously accuracy isn`t even the point. ‘It would be wonderful indeed if any man knew everything about humanity,` muses Joan Blaeu in his translated introduction. Even in its original Dutch, Atlas Maior is enthralling, full of stunning illustrations and old-fashioned maps of the known world destined to enchant."Miami Herald, MiamiUnited States |
|
"A colossal undertaking when it appeared in 1665, the Atlas Maior was the largest, most expensive book of its time, and it`s still a stunner in this splendid reprint."The Dallas Morning News, DallasUnited States |
|
"A few centuries ago, said Men`s Vogue, a ‘prosperous trader` wouldn`t be caught dead without a copy of Joan Blaeu`s ‘lavish` Atlas Maior. At 11 volumes and 3,000 pages, this Dutch masterwork was the most expensive book in existence,` filled with elaborately illustrate maps and ‘lyrical descriptions of far-flung climes.` Taschen has trimmed 2,400 pages from the experience, but the publishers new reproduction is still ‘the ultimate gift for any map connoisseur, `said Jeffrey Brotton in London`s Royal Academy Magazine."The Week, New YorkUnited States |
|
"The reprint of The Atlas Maior is stunning: it`s a massive 42-centimeters high and its colorful, hand-drawn maps are printed on heavy paper. Truly a tribute to one of history`s finest atlases."Dr's Review, TorontoCanada |
|
"In its original edition 340 years ago, the Atlas Maior was among the first collections of maps since the 2nd Century to illustrate geography in a new, literal, and detailed way. Elephants and apes, armadillos and sea monsters cavorted across its pages. Ships set sail on parchment seas and script scattered over all surfaces in such flourish as to be illegible. Those who pay $200 to own the book`s new edition today will find places that aren`t around anymore, or at least not as they were 34 decades ago. I dare you to find Kremlenagrad, Bohemia, Mandinga, Persia, Magellanica, New Spain, or the Costa de Cafres in any contemporary atlas."The Chicago Tribune, ChicagoUnited States |
|
"The largest and most expensive book published in the 17th century is one of the largest and most expensive gift books published in time for the Christmas season 2005―Atlas Maior of 1665, prepared and published by the Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu. The 593-pages reprint a hand-colored copy of the atlas that is in the national library of Austria; it is gorgeous, heavy, and fascinating."Boston Globe, BostonUnited States |
|
"The Atlas Maior of 1665 is a stunningly lavish reproduction of Joan Blaeu`s masterwork (950,000 copperplates were used in making the original editions published in Latin, French, Dutch and Spanish)."The New York Times Book Review, New YorkUnited States |
|
"Gigantissime, sublimissime! Cet atlas achevé en 1662 nous invite à parcourir d`anciennes contrées, une terre d`autant plus attachante qu`elle n`est pas encore tout à fait la nôtre. Atlas de référence pendant plus d`un siècle, il est l`un de ces ouvrages rares et précieux à offrir ou s`offrir, que l`on soit bibliophile, historien, géographe, passionné ou même néophyte."Le Soir Magazine, BruxellesBelgium |
|
"¿Quieres tener en tus manos el libro más caro que se ditó en el siglo XVII? Se trata de una obra maestra de la cartografía que el holandés Joan Bleau publicó entre 1662 y 1665. TASCHEN te lo trae ahora para que elo disfrutes en los mapas del mundo de aquella época."Elle, MadridSpain |
|
| Page [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] | |
 |
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 |
- Clippings (88 items)
Atlas Maior of 1665
Los Angeles Times, United States, December 18, 2006
Los Angeles Times, United States, December 18, 2006
- Related (2 items)
- See also (3 items)
 |
Atlas of Anatomy Mapping the human body: Bourgery's monumental and unsurpassed treatise |
 |
Braun/Hogenberg, Cities of the World The complete reprint of all 363 color plates from Braun and Hogenberg's survey of town maps, city views, and plans of Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America. First published in Cologne 1572-1617. Printed from a rare and superbly preserved original set of six volumes, belonging to the Historische Museum in Frankfurt |
 |
The World of Ornament The most beautiful patterns in all of history |