BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BLAEU’S PRINCIPAL GEOGRAPHICAL PUBLICATIONS
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Nova Universi Terrarum Orbis Mappa ex Optimis Quibusque Geographicis hydrographicisque Tabulis Summa Industria Accuratissime Delineata et Duobus Planisphaeriis Graphice Depicta à Guliel Janssonio Alcmar. Amsterdam, 1605.
It is this unique map which has been here reproduced.
Nieuw graetbouck, nae den ouden styl vuyt de aldercorrecste observaten van den vermaerden astronomo Tycho Brahe, gecalculeert ende gestelt op ten meridiaen deser Nederlanden.
Baudet finds that, from the octroi or patent, this was probably issued in 1605. There does not appear to be a copy of this work extant.
Le Flambeau de la navigation, monstrant la description et delineation de toutes les costes et havres de la Mer Occidentale, Septentrionale et Orientale ... Par Guilliaume Janszoon. Amst., Guill. Jansz ... 1619.
Het Licht der Zee-vaert daerinne claerlijck beschreven ende aufghebeeldet werden alle de custen ende havenen vande Westersche, Noordsche, Oostersche ende Middelandsche Zeën.... Door Willem Janszoon. Amst., ghedr. bij Willem Janszoon ... 1620.
Baudet finds that the first and second volumes of this work must have been issued first in 1608, there being a reference to the same in a resolution of the States General of that year.
Tweevoudigh onderwys van de Hemelsche en Aerdsche Globen; Het een na de meyning van Ptolemeus met een vasten Aerdkloot; het ander Na de natuerlycke stelling van N. Copernicus met een loopenden Aerdkloot. Beschreven door Willem Jz. Blaeu. En gevoeght na de Globen en Sphaeren by hem uytgeven.
Date of original issue is not known; between 1620 and 1669 there were five issues in Dutch, five in Latin, and three in French.
’T Derde deel van ’t Licht der Zeevaert, inhoudende de Beschryvinghe der Zee Custen van de Middelandtsche Zee. Byeenvergaedert ende in ’t licht ghebracht door Willem Janssen tot Amsterdam by Willem Jansz. op’t Water in de Vergulde Sonnewyser Anno 1621.
Baudet finds that the first issue of this was in 1618.
Zeespiegel, inhoudende een korte onderwysinghe in de konst der zeevaert, en beschryvinghe der seen en kusten van de Oostersche, Noordsche en Westersche schipvaert ... door Willem Jansz. Blaeuw ... Amsterdam, W. Jz. Blaeuw ... 1623.
Reissued by John Blaeu, corrected and enlarged, in 1650.
Tafelen van de declinatie der Sonne, ende der voornaemste vaste sterren Mitsgaders van ’t verscheyden gebruyck der Noordsterre Nieulycx, allen Zeevaerenden ten dienst, ghecalculeert door Willem Jansz. Blauw. t’ Amsterdam. By Willem Jansz. Blauw in de gulde Sonnewyser met Privilegie Anno 1625.
Appendix Theatri A. Ortelii et Atlantis G. Mercatoris continens tabulas geograph. diversarum orbis regionum nunc. prim. editas cum descriptionibus. Amst., apud Guilj. Blaeuw, 1631.
Het nieuwe Licht der zeevaert ofte havenwyser van de Oostersche, Noordsche en Westersche zeen. Amst., W. Jz. Blaeu ... 1634.
Toonneel des aerdrycx ofte nieuwe Atlas, dat is beschryving van all landen; nu nieulycx uytgegeven ... Amst., Guilj. et Joh. B., 1635.
Two parts, with third part added in 1642. June 24, 1634, Blaeu wrote to his friend Schickard: “I have published the first part of my atlas, containing 160 maps, with the description in German, translated from the Latin. Next fall, I shall publish the Latin, French and Dutch text.”
Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive Atlas novus, in quo tabulae et descriptiones omnium regionum ... Amst., Guil. et Joa. Blaeu, 1635. 2 vols.
A French edition was issued in 1638; a Latin, Dutch, French and German edition, in three volumes, in 1640; a Dutch edition in 1642; a fourth volume in Latin, Dutch, French and German in 1646; a six-volume edition in 1649-1655.
De groote Zee-spiegel. inhoudende een korte Onderswijsinge in de konst der zeevaert en eene beschrijvinge der seekusten van de Oostersche, Noordsche en Westersche schipvaert enz ... Door W. Jz. B. Niewelijcx ... verbetert en vermeerdert. Amst. Joan Blaeu ... 1655, 1658.
Atlas major sive Cosmographia Blaviana, qua solum, salum, coelum accuratissime describuntur. Amst., Joa. Blaeu, 1662. 11 vols.
A second edition of the first part in 1665.
Grooten Atlas oft Werelt-beschryving, in welcke ’t aertryck, de zee en hemel wordt vertoont en beschreven. Amst., J. B., 1664-1665. 9 vols.
Le grand Atlas ou Cosmographie Blaviane. 12 vols. Issued also in the Latin, the Dutch and the Spanish language.
Globes dated:
Terrestrial, 1599 Celestial, 1606
Terrestrial, 1602 Celestial, 1616
Celestial, 1602 Terrestrial, 1616
Celestial, 1603 Terrestrial, 1622
Terrestrial, 1606 Celestial, 1622
Globes undated are numerous. Blaeu’s name appears on his globes as Guilielmus Jansonius Alcmariensis, Guilielmus Jansonius Blaeu, Guilielmus Jansonius Alcmarianus, Guiljelmus Blaeuw, Guiljelmus Caesius.
No attempt has been made in the foregoing list to include a reference to all known editions.
