The Atlas van Loon was commissioned by Frederik Willem van Loon of Amsterdam. It consists of a large number of maps published between 1649 and 1676:Geheugen van Nederland
The works includes both maritime atlases and country-specific maps which cover in detail areas of the Italian Peninsula (including Sicily), the Kingdom of France, the Old Swiss Confederacy, the Dutch Republic, and the Spanish Netherlands.
Contents
Volumes I to IX: The Dutch edition of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior (Grooten Atlas) of 1663-1665 Volumes X, XI and XII: Blaeu's city books of Italy, covering the Papal States, Rome, Naples, and Sicily, all of 1663. Volumes XIII and XIV: Two volumes of the French edition of Blaeu's Atlas Maior, covering France and Switzerland, both of 1663. Volumes XV and XVI: Blaeu's Toonneel der Steeden, city books covering both the Northern and the Southern Netherlands, of 1649 Volume XVII: Pieter Goos's Zee-atlas ofte water-wereld (Maritime Atlas or Water World) of 1676 Volume XVIII: The French edition of Johannes Janssonius's Zeeatlas (Maritime Atlas) of 1657
The Atlas van Loon was acquired by the Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum in 1996.
See also
History of cartography Cartography Ancient maps Willem Blaeu
References
External links
Digitalized maps and pictures from the Atlas Van Loon: Atlas Maior I - Northern and Eastern Europe Atlas Maior II - Germany and Central Europe Atlas Maior III - the Low Countries Atlas Maior IV - England and Wales Atlas Maior V - Scotland and Ireland Atlas Maior VI - France Atlas Maior VII - Italy and Greece Atlas Maior VIII - Spain, Portugal, Africa and America Atlas Maior IX - Asia Italian Cities I - the Papal State Italian Cities II - Rome Italian Cities III - Naples and Sicily French edition Atlas Maior VII - France French edition Atlas Maior VIII - France and Switzerland Tooneel der Steeden I - cities and fortifications of the Dutch Republic Tooneel der Steeden II - cities and fortifications of the Spanish Netherlands Goos' Zee-atlas ofte water-wereld Janssonius' Zeeatlas
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