Willem Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu (* 1571 in Alkmaar or Uitgeest , Netherlands , † 1638 in Amsterdam ; also Guilielmus Janssonius Caesius, Guiljelmus Blaeuw, Willem Jansz, Willems Jans Zoon, Guilielmus or G. Blaeu ) was a Dutch cartographer and publisher .
Life
Blaeu was possibly born in Uitgeest near Alkmaar in 1571. From 1594 to 1596 he learned astronomy and cartography from Tycho Brahe . In 1600 he discovered the variable star P Cygni . Around 1603 he settled in Amsterdam, where he began to make earth globes . Soon he was also producing maps and sea maps, including a world map in 1605.
In 1629 he was able to acquire numerous printing plates from the estate of Jodocus Hondius . These served him to publish his own atlas. Of the initial 60 cards, 37 came from the Hondius estate. The name Hondius has been replaced by Blaeu on all printing plates.
In 1633 he was appointed kaartenmaker van de Republiek , and he became the official cartographer for the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He created an extensive set of maps and also published works by Willebrord van Roijen Snell (Snellius), Adriaan Metius , Gerhard Johannes Vossius and Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft .
He died in Amsterdam in 1638.
His son Joan Blaeu (1596–1673) continued his business. After the workshop was destroyed in the Amsterdam fire of 1672 and Joan Blaeu's death in the following year, the publishing house founded by Willem Blaeu was finally closed in 1698.
Willem Janszoon Blaeu should not be confused with the Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon , who lived at the same time.
Works
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Novus Atlas, This is the description of the world / with beautiful new detailed country tables engraved in Kupffer and given by Guil. and Johannem Blaeu . Blaeu, Amsterdami 1641/42
- Volume 2 - urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 1-37297
Globes
Documented for the year 1602 is an earth and celestial globe made by him , one foot in diameter from the auction from the book collection of the from February 2, 1829 by the auctioneer and bookseller IL Schmidmer (1779–1831) in Nuremberg Rector Hoffmann who died in Nuremberg in 1828 .
literature
- Edward Luther Stevenson: Willem Janszoon Blaeu, 1571-1638; a sketch of his life and work, with an especial reference to his large world map of 1605 . New York 1914 (English, archive.org - Blaeu's biography).
- PJH Baudet: Leven en works van Willem Jansz. Blaeu . Utrecht 1871.
- Johannes Keuning and Marijke Donkersloot-de Vrij (eds.): Willem Jansz. Blaeu: a biography and history of his work as cartographer and publisher . Amsterdam 1973, ISBN 90-221-1253-5
Web links
- Literature by and about Willem Blaeu in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Willem Blaeu in the German Digital Library
- Search for "Willem Blaeu" in the SPK digital portal of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
- Publications by and about Willem Blaeu in VD 17 .
- N. Blaauw: Willem Blaeu. In: home-2.worldonline.nl. 2002, archived from the original on April 8, 2010 ; Retrieved January 15, 2020 (Dutch, English, numerous images of Blaeu's maps).
- Richard S. Westfall: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon. Retrieved December 25, 2008 (English, entry in the Galileo project).
- Het light of the Zee-vaert . Accurate digital version of the Amsterdam 1608 edition (Marburg University Library)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Weblink Blaauw: Willem Blaeu
- ↑ Directory of books = collection of Rector Hoffmann, who died in Nuremberg, which… Google Books p. 148 listed in positions 2631 and 2632
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blaeu, Willem |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blaeu, Willem Janszoon; Guilielmus Janssonius Caesius; Willem Jansz; Willems Jans Zoon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch cartographer and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1571 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alkmaar , the Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1638 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |