The Atlas Maior is the final version of Joan Blaeu's atlas, published in Amsterdam between 1662 and 1672, in Latin (11 volumes), French (12 volumes), Dutch (9 volumes), German (10 volumes) and Spanish (10 volumes), containing 594 maps and around 3,000 pages of text. [1]

Utrecht University Library houses two beautiful editions in the Dutch language of the Atlas maior. In Blaeu's time Amsterdam developed into the centre of international trade, overseas expansion and wealth.

The Blaeu Atlas Maior or Cosmographia Blaviana is one of the largest and most splendid of the multi-volume Dutch world atlases. Published in 1662-5, its 594 maps and 3,368 pages of texts collectively presented the state of geographic knowledge of the world in the mid 17th century.

Superlatives flounder in the face of Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Maior, one of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. This stunning edition is based on the Austrian National Library’s complete colored and gold-heightened copy and reprints its 594 maps covering all then-known continents to the highest reproduction standard, rendering ...

2006年9月1日 · 歷史上最具收藏的地圖可說是Joan Blaeu公司1665年完成具巴洛克風格的地圖集《Atlas Maior》，最初以拉丁文印製這十一卷的地圖集，收錄了594張地圖，讓Joan Blaeu贏過了當時同樣是繪製地圖的對手Joanes Janssonius，更激發出他 想要隨時更心地圖的野心，因 …

Blaeu Atlas Maior, 1662-5 One of the largest and most splendid of the multi-volume Dutch world atlases. This volume was published in 1662-5, covering the whole known world in 594 maps and 3,368 pages of texts.

One of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. This stunning edition is based on the Austrian National Library’s complete colored and gold-heightened copy and reprints its 594 maps covering all then-known continents to the highest reproduction standard. IN STOCK. Ships in 6-10 business days. Fully bound in genuine leather.

Joan Blaeu produces a host of new maps and atlases, among which is the renowned Atlas Maior which from 1662 onwards is marketed in several editions and languages. Featuring nearly six hundred maps and several thousands of pages of descriptions, this multi-volume atlas maps out the world as it is known at the time.

2005年7月1日 · 這本《Atlas Major Of 1662》則以Joan Blaeu公司1665年完成的地圖集為主，涵蓋了歐洲、非洲及亞洲596幅重要的古地圖，從這些地圖中我們不僅可以發現當時人們的世界觀，更可瞭解地圖集的歷史和文化背景、意義。