Geographia, . quæ est cosmographiæ Blauianæ [...].
Joan Blaeu (1596 - 1673)
Category
Books
Date
1662
Materials
Place of origin
Netherlands
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048711
Summary
Bibliographic description
11v. . ill.. . fol... Identified in the 1768 catalogue: E.1 (entered with Blaeu's 'Theatrum civitatum et admirandorum Italiæ', 'Theatrum civitatum nec non admirandorum Neapolis et Siciliæ regnorum' and Cellarius's 'Harmonia macrocosmica' as 'Atlas major ... 15 vols.'). Shelved with Blaeu's 'Theatrum civitatum et admirandorum Italiæ', 'Theatrum civitatum nec non admirandorum Neapolis et Siciliæ regnorum' (both 1661) and Cellarius's 'Harmonia macrocosmica'. All of the plates and many of the illustrations throughout the 11 vols. are hand-coloured. Vol. 3 possibly imperfect?: register jumps from 4H to 4S, break in pagination. manuscript inscriptions on front flyleaves of each vol.: Prae: 4l-5s. A full collational formula for each vol. is held on file at Dunham Massey.. Provenance: Monogram spine stamp: GW beneath earl's coronet [19th century] [i.e.: George Harry Grey, 6th earl of Stamford and 2nd earl of Warrington (2nd. cr.) (1765-1845)].. Binding: Vellum; gilt rolled, ruled and tooled; spine gilt; monogram spine stamp: GW beneath earl's coronet [19th century] [i.e.: George Harry Grey, 6th earl of Stamford and 2nd earl of Warrington (2nd. cr.) (1765-1845)]; spine label: 'Geographia Blauiana'; green silk ties [some removed]; gilt edged. Bound in a similar style to Blaeu's 'Theatrum civitatum et admirandorum Italiæ', 'Theatrum civitatum nec non admirandorum Neapolis et Siciliæ regnorum' (1661) and Cellarius's 'Harmonia macrocosmica' (1661), although the specific tools used on each work are distinct. This copy probably purchased in sheets and bound elsewhere.
Makers and roles
Joan Blaeu (1596 - 1673) Martino Martini (1614-1661)