{"product_id":"antique-willem-janszoon-blaeu-engraved-and-hand-colored-map-of-france-in-gold-frame","title":"Antique Willem Janszoon Blaeu Engraved and Hand Colored Map of France in Gold Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntique, engraved and hand colored map of France by Willem (Guilielmus) Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638). Titled \u003cem\u003eGalloflandria in qua Castellania\u003c\/em\u003e. Map in custom gold frame measures 22\" x 25.5\".  Map and frame in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"508\"\u003eWillem Janszoon Blaeu (1571–1638) was one of the most influential Dutch cartographers, globemakers, and astronomers of the Golden Age. Born in Alkmaar, he abandoned the family herring trade to pursue science and craftsmanship, studying astronomy and instrument making under Tycho Brahe in 1595. By the late 1590s, Blaeu had established himself in Amsterdam as a maker of globes, instruments, and maps, initially publishing under the name Guiljelmus Janssonius before adopting the Blaeu patronym in the 1630s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"1050\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAppointed official cartographer to both the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the Dutch Republic, Blaeu played a central role in shaping the visual language of early modern geography. His landmark publication, the \u003cem data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"738\"\u003eAtlas Novus\u003c\/em\u003e (1635), remains one of the greatest atlases ever produced. After his death in 1638, the Blaeu firm passed to his sons, who continued its success until the Great Fire of Amsterdam in 1672. Blaeu’s legacy endures through his maps, atlases, and lasting influence on cartography, navigation, and scientific thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sugartown Art and Antiques | Antique and Contemporary Fine Art Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44853436645423,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/9345\/6687\/files\/IMG_0562.jpg?v=1767978547","url":"https:\/\/www.sugartownart.com\/products\/antique-willem-janszoon-blaeu-engraved-and-hand-colored-map-of-france-in-gold-frame","provider":"Sugartown Art and Antiques | Antique and Contemporary Fine Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}