The third centenary edition of Johan Blaeu Le grand atlas, ou, Cosmographie Blaviane.

• Main Author: Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Amsterdam, 1663 1967
• Subjects: Early maps > Facsimiles; Atlases > Early works to 1800 > Facsimiles; 912.1 (DDC); Arctic; Norway
• Online Access: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-vn2532606

"Facsimile edition in twelve volumes".; Original half-title: Le grand atlas, ou Cosmographie Blaviane, en laquelle est exactement descritte la terre, la mer, et le ciel.; Original t.p. of v. 1 reads: Geographie, qui est la premiere partie de la Cosmographie Blaviane, en laquelle la terre est representee dans des cartes et illustree de descriptions. Amsterdam, chez Jean Blaeu, 1663.; Includes loose colour reproduction of world map titled "Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula", 53 x 63 cm. folded to 53 x 32 cm. Note on verso: "This map, which appeared in earlier editions of Blaeu's Atlas, has been added because it forms a set with the coloured maps of the Continents in volumes I, X, XI and XII of Le Grand Atlas."; "Edition limited to one thousand copies. Five copies - bound in vellum, the maps handcoloured - are numbered A-E. Five copies - not for sale - are numbered I-V. The remaining copies are numbered 11-1000" -- t.p. verso.; National Library of Australia's copy no. 119. ANL; Loose folded map also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-vn2532606. v. 1 Globe, Arctic, Europe: Norway, Denmark, Schleswig, . -- v.2. Sweden, Russia, Poland, western regions, Greece. -- v.3. Germany. -- v.4. Netherlands & Belgium. -- v.5. Great Britain. -- v.6. Scotland & Ireland. -- v.7. France. -- v.8. France & Switzerland. -- v.9. Italy & Corsica. -- v.10. Spain & Africa. -- v.11. Asia & China. -- v.12. The Americas. Cosmographie Blaviane. Atlas maior. French 1967 Grand atlas.