World Map, 1665 Jigsaw Puzzle Puzzles,Ravensburger 
Willem
Janszoon Blaeu founded one of history's greatest cartographic publishing firms
in 1599. Using skills learned from Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe,
Blaeu started his business in Amsterdam as a globe and
scientific instrument maker. He quickly expanded the business to include
maps, charts and book publishing. Known for his accuracy
and artistry, the mapmaker used a multitude of colors.
Blaeu died in 1638 and left the shop to his
two sons, Joan and Cornelis. The sons continued to
expand the business and, after the death of Cornelis in
1644, Joan kept the business going. He too became
known as a highly-skilled mapmaker. He completed one of
his father's projects with the sixth volume of the Atlas
Novus, in 1655. He immediately started on an even
more lavish project of 12 volumes, which was published in
1662--the most expensive printed book of its time. The
map you will piece together is a dual hemisphere map,
published in 1665, and lives up to the reputation of
one of the finest cartography houses of the 17th century.
This 3000 piece puzzle is 32 x 48 when
finished.
Price: $24.98 |
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