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1662 BLAEU, J. - Middle-sexia.
Middle-sexia.
| Maker: | BLAEU, J. | |
| Date: | Amsterdam, 1662 | |
| Colored: | In attractive original colors. | |
| Size: | 415 x 478 mm / 16.3 x 18.8 inches | |
| Condition: | Fine original color, heightened in gold, light overall age-toning, slightly darker along the top edge, two small worm holes in the lower margin, otherwise a fine example. | |
Description
Double-page map of the old Middlesex County, including a marvelous depiction of London on the Thames in the lower right corner. Decorative cartouche and coat of arms. Latin text on verso. Also on verso illustration of Stonehenge. Also on verso illustration of Stonehenge.
Blaeu established his firm in 1599 as instrument and globe makers. He went on to produce some of the highest quality atlases ever published.
Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) was the founder of the Blaeu publishing house. In 1634 he commenced publication of the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" or "Novus Atlas" and on his death he was succeeded by his son Johannes (1596-1673). Johannes continuously enlarged and updated the "Theatrum" up to 1658, including the addition of a separate volume devoted to England and Wales. Blaeu maps are renowned for the consummate care and attention apparent in every stage of production - using only the best paper with finely engraved plates and a high standard of printing. The county maps have decorative title cartouches and often depict the coats of arms of those families with important county links.
Nicolas de Fer (1646 -1720)
de Fer was a French cartographer and geographer. He was also an engraver and publisher. His work prioritized quantity over quality; it often contained geographical errors and leaned more toward art than accuracy. De Fer was the youngest of three sons of Antoine de Fer, a cartographer. At 12, he apprenticed under Parisian engraver Louis Spirinx and made his first map of the Canal du Midi at 23. After his father's death in June 1673, his mother, Geneviève, initially took over the map-making company, which had begun to decline. She passed it and the atelier, called Quai de L'Horloge, on to Nicolas in 1687 because of her old age.
He is known for producing over 600 very maps.  The beauty of his maps was enough to get Nicolas de Fer a royal appointment as the geographer for the French Dauphin, the Duke of Anjou.
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