Atlas Maior - Reviews
"With this extraordinary abridged reprint the daring and occasionally eccentric publisher TASCHEN has produced the most sumptuous book of the year. It is a lavish production of imposing size and weight, and Blaeu's plates are beautifully reproduced. Here the past is terra incognita inviting exploration."Sunday Telegraph, LondonUnited Kingdom |
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"TASCHEN has a long-established reputation for producing beautiful, glossy tomes which often end up as coffee-table adornments. But with the Atlas Maior they have produced a work of lasting historical value. It was the most expensive book of the 17th century, and TASCHEN has done it justice."The Guardian Unlimited, LondonUnited Kingdom |
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"With a number of gatefold pages, this is an enormous reproduction of an exhilaratingly beautiful work, and amply merits its high price."House & Garden, LondonUnited Kingdom |
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"The Atlas Maior is a stunningly lavish reproduction of Joan Blaeu`s masterwork (950,000 copperplates were used in the making of the original editions published in Latin, French, Dutch, and Spanish)."New York Times Book Review, New YorkUnited States |
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"The Atlas Maior was a triumph of modern cartography when it was first published in 1665. The book`s 314 elaborate, hand-painted, and remarkably accurate maps reflect the world according to 17th-century Europe."Travel & Leisure, New YorkUnited Kingdom |
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"Beautifully illustrated from the 17th century original and filled with vibrant illustrations and foldouts, this enormous atlas is mesmerizing."Domino Magazine, New YorkUnited States |
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"Map enthusiasts will be enchanted by Atlas Maior, a fascinating and artful look into notions of world geography in 17th century Europe. When the eleven-volume original by the esteemed Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu was completed in 1665, it was the most expensive book of its time. This modern reincarnation is a single massive tome, weighing seventeen pounds and illustrated with reproductions of Blaeu`s 596 colorful engraved maps embellished with calligraphy, emblems and mythological iconography."Town & Country, New YorkUnited States |
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"En 1665, l`un des plus éminents cartographes hollandais, Joan Blaeu, réunissait six cents cartes (couleurs) sur la totalité du monde connu. Cet atlas, référence pendant plus d`un siècle, est illustré, et légendé par les commentaires d`origine de l`auteur, ainsi que par le regard contemporain d`un expert en cartographie. Son format inhabituel (45cm de hauteur !) nous fait plonger dans les reliefs du monde."L'Amour des Livres (Beaux Livres), ParisFrance |
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"Wie es also wirklich aussieht im Pazifik, im äußersten Norden oder Süden, das konnte der Amsterdamer Verleger Joan Blaeu noch nicht wissen, als er den größten und prächtigsten Atlas des Barock, ja, wohl aller Zeiten, vorlegte, 594 Karten in elf Bänden, das teuerste und umfangreichste Buch des 17. Jahrhunderts."Süddeutsche Zeitung, MünchenGermany |
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"Diese wunderschönen Karten zeigen, was man damals von der Erde wusste und wie abenteuerlich man sie sich vorstellte."Vogue, MünchenGermany |
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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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