Original 1645 Hand Coloured Map Of Staffordshire By Joan Blaeu 1596 - 1673

Framed: Yes

Glazed: Yes

Size: 42 x 51 cm (Frame size 55 x 67 cm)

Condition: Generally good, some creasing, minor staining and a few pin holes.


Joan Blaeu: 1596 - 1673

In 1620 he became a doctor of law but he joined the work of his father. In 1635 they published the Atlas Novus (full title: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus) in two volumes. Joan and his brother Cornelius took over the studio after their father died in 1638. Joan became the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company.