Janszoon Collection

Atlas Novus, 17th c Map of the Caribbean
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum Terris Adiacentibus. Map of the Caribbean islands printed in Amsterdam circa 1645

Map of the kingdoms of Granada and Murcia (Granata et Murcia regna) by W. Blaeu. Decorated with the Arms of both States, the figure of a surveyor and a naval combat. Published in Amsterdam, 1635

WORLD MAP, 1635. By Willem Janszoon Blaeu, with two polar insets in the body of the map and border panels depicting the four elements, the seven known planets, the four seasons

MAP OF AFRICA, 1630. Willem Blaeus ornamental map of Africa Newly Described

ABEL TASMAN (1603?-1659). Abel Janszoon Tasman. Dutch navigator and explorer. Ships of Tasmans exploring expedition (right) and Polynesian outrigger canoes near the shore of one of the Fiji Islands

ASIA: MAP, c1618. Engraved map of Asia published in Amsterdam by Willem Blaeu, circa 1618

Abel Janszoon Tasman,1603- 1659
5614421 Abel Janszoon Tasman,1603- 1659; (add.info.: Abel Janszoon Tasman,1603- 1659. Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant)

Gerrit Janszoon Vos, aka Gerardus Vossius
3252936 Gerrit Janszoon Vos, aka Gerardus Vossius by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Gerrit Janszoon Vos, 1577-1649, aka Gerardus Vossius. Dutch classical scholar and theologian)

The Duyfken in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, 1606 (1886). Artist: W Mollier
The Duyfken in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, 1606 (1886). The ship commanded by the Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon, who in 1606 became the first European known to have seen Australia

Atlas Novus. Europe. Tartarians, 17th c
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Europa recens descripta. Map of Europe published in Amsterdam in 1633. Detail depicting Tatar people. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA

VISSCHER: LONDON, 1616. Detail from Claes Jansz Visschers 1616 view of London, showing the Bear Garden and the Globe Theatre on the south bank of the River Thames, with Old St

Gerrit Janszoon Vos, 1577 - 1649, aka Gerardus Vossius. Dutch classical scholar and theologian

Abel Janszoon Tasman, 1603 - 1659. Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, he was the first known European explorer to reach the islands of Van Diemens Land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand

Atlas Novus, 17th c Map of Mexico
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Nova Hispania et Nova Galicia. Map of the viceroyalty of Spain and New Mexico. Printed in Amsterdam in 1645. Etching. SPAIN

BLAEU, Willem Janszoon (1571-1638); BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Detail of the world map with the construction of the Khufus Pyramid

ATLAS: EAST AFRICA, 1665. Map of Ethiopia (kingdom of Prester John), Abyssinia, and Arabia, from Jan Blaeus Atlas Maior, printed in Amsterdam, 1665

DUTCH COMMERCE, 1612. The Light of Navigation. Engraved frontispiece, 1612, to a book of sea charts by the Dutch geographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Toledo, Spain. Le Theatre du Monde. 17th century
Spain. Toledo. Panorama. Le Theatre du Monde, by Guillaume et Joan Blaeu. Amsterdam, 1645

Arkhangelsk, Russia. Le Theatre du Monde. 17th century
Russia. Arkhangelsk. Panorama. Le Theatre du Monde, by Guillaume et Joan Blaeu. Amsterdam, 1645

The Lighthouse of Alexandria. Le Theatre du Monde. 17th cent
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Lighthouse of Alexandria. 3rd century BC. Le Theatre du Monde, by Guillaume et Joan Blaeu. Amsterdam, 1645

Laurens Coster, Child
LAURENS JANSZOON COSTER Dutch printer : as a child, he writes in the earth, demonstrating a precocious proclivity for the printers profession. Date: 1370 - 1440

Laurens Coster, Printer
LAURENS JANSZOON COSTER Dutch printer, with a hand- press and early typescript. Date: 1370 - 1440

Gaspar Janszoon Coolhaes
GASPAR JANSZOON COOLHAES Dutch churchman Date: 1536 - 1615

Atlas Novus. Africa, 17th c Alexandria
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Africae Nova Descriptio. Map of Africa printed in Amsterdam ca. 1635. Detail with view of the city of Alexandria. Etching. SPAIN

Atlas Novus. Asia. Arabian people, 17th c
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Asia noviter delineata. Map of Asia printed in Amsterdam circa 1635. Detail depicting Arabian people. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Atlas Novus. Africa. Moroccan people, 17th c
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Africae nova descriptio. Map of Africa printed in Amsterdam c. 1635. Detail with Moroccan couple. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Atlas Novus. Asia, 17th c Jerusalem
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Asia noviter delineata. Map of Asia printed in Amsterdam ca. 1635. Detail with view of the city of Jerusalem. Etching. SPAIN

Atlas Novus, 17th c The Sun
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula. Allegory of Sun. Detail of the ancient elements

Atlas Novus. Asia, 17th c Aden
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Asia noviter delineata. Map of Asia printed in Amsterdam ca. 1635. Detail with view of the city of Aden. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Atlas Novus, 17th c Planet Mercury
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula. Detail depicting and allegory of Mercury

Atlas Novus, 17th c Le Theatre du Monde
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Volume I. Europe, Germany and Netherlands. Detail of a map of Nuremberg (Territorium Norimbergese). Printed in Amsterdam, 1645

Atlas Novus, 17th c Map of Low Countries
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Volume I. Europe, Germany and Netherlands. Detail of a map of Bergen op Zoom. Printed in Amsterdam, ca 1645. Etching. SPAIN

Atlas Novus. Europe. Castilian People, 17th c
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Europa recens descripta. Map of Europe published in Amsterdam in 1633. Detail of a couple of Spaniards. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Atlas Novus. Asia. Chinese people, 17th c
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Asia noviter delineata. Map of Asia printed in Amsterdam ca 1635. Detail with people from China ( Chinenses ). Etching

Atlas Novus. Europe. English People, 17th c
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Europa recens descripta. Map of Europe published in Amsterdam ca 1633. Detail depicting people from England couple. Etching. SPAIN

Atlas Novus. Europe, 17th c Venice
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Europa recens descripta. Map of Europe printed in Amsterdam ca. 1633. Detail of the city of Venice. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Atlas Novus. Europe, 17th c Rome
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Europa recens descripta. Map of Europe printed in Amsterdam ca. 1633. Detail of the city of Rome. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Atlas Novus. Asia. People of Java, 17th c
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Asia noviter delineata. Map of Asia printed in Amsterdam circa 1635. Detail depicting Java inhabitants. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Atlas Novus. Asia, 17th c Damascus
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Asia noviter delineata. Map of Asia printed in Amsterdam ca. 1635. Detail with view of the city of Damasco. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Portrait of Janszoon, print maker: Simon Frisius, C. Sammers, 1595 - 1628

Portrait of Pieter Janszoon Kies, Jacobus Houbraken, Cornelis Ketel, 1747-1759

VISSCHER: LONDON, 1616. Claes Jansz Visschers 1616 view of London, England, and the southern approach to London Bridge

A COMPASS ROSE, 1630. Detail from William Blaeus ornamental map of Africa, Newly Described
A COMPASS ROSE, 1630. Detail from William Blaeus ornamental map of " Africa, " Newly Described, 1630

HORACE VERE (1565-1635). Baron Vere of Tilbury. English soldier. Oil on panel, 1629, attributed to Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt

MAP: NEW ENGLAND, 1635. Line engraving of Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova from Willem Janszoon Blaeus Atlas of 1635, showing the coast of North America from Virginia to the St. Lawrence River

BLAEUs PASKAERT, 1617. Willem Janszoon Blaeus first paskaart, the first printed map on which Manhattan appears as an island

LAURENS JANSZOON COSTER (c1370-c1440). Dutch town official. Line engraving, 17th century

CARTOGRAPHERS charting navigational courses: engraved frontispiece to Willem Janszoon Blaeus book of sea charts and sailing instructions, " The Light of Navigation

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"Janszoon: A Journey Through Time and Space" Step into the world of Janszoon, a name that resonates with exploration and cartography. Willem Janszoon Blaeu, a renowned Dutch mapmaker from the 17th century, invites us to embark on a visual voyage through his intricate creations. One such masterpiece is his World Map of 1635, adorned with two polar insets. This remarkable piece showcases Blaeu's meticulous attention to detail as he captures the vastness of our planet. As we gaze upon it, we are reminded of the awe-inspiring diversity that exists across continents and oceans. Moving closer to specific regions, we encounter Granada and Murcia in Spain through Blaeu's captivating depiction. The Map of Africa Newly Described reveals an ornamental tapestry showcasing this vibrant continent's rich history and geography. But exploration doesn't stop there; Abel Janszoon Tasman takes center stage as a Dutch navigator who fearlessly ventured into uncharted territories. His ships sail alongside Polynesian outrigger canoes near Fiji Islands in one drawing from his exploring expedition. Tasman's spirit embodies the relentless pursuit for discovery that defined this era. Asia unfolds before our eyes through an engraved map published by Willem Blaeu around 1618. Its intricate details allow us to trace ancient trade routes while marveling at the diverse cultures inhabiting this vast continent. The influence of great minds like Tycho Brahe cannot be overlooked either. This Danish astronomer left an indelible mark on celestial studies during his time - a testament to human curiosity reaching for the stars. As we delve deeper into Blaeu's Atlas Novus, Mexico emerges as another focal point on our journey. The intricately crafted map transports us back in time when civilizations flourished amidst its diverse landscapes.