COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Colom, Jacob Aertsz, 1599-1673
Date:
1647
Short Title:
[Graefschap Holland] (Right Half)
Publisher:
Jacob Colom
Publisher Location:
Amsterdam
Type:
Atlas Map
Type:
Wall Map
Obj Height cm:
162
Obj Width cm:
151
Scale 1:
Scale not determined.
Note:
1 map : copperplate engraving on 20 sheets, hand colour. Oriented with north at the right. Arms of Holland in a decorative cartouche in the top right corner, flanked by sea deities riding sea creatures, with the arms of Aquitaine inset at the bottom (for a similar motif see Maps K.A.R.(27.)). Scale bars in the bottom left, in a cartouche. Dedication to Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584-1647) in the bottom right corner, on a sheet surmounted with a trophy of instruments, weapons and fruit around Frederick Henry's arms. Below, either side of the dedication, are pendant figures of a fisherman (left) and farmer (right), seated among their instruments and produce. This is the right half of Colom's map, which was too big to fit onto a single page of the atlas (for the first part see Maps K.A.R.(28.)). On account of the dedication it was presumably finished before Frederick Henry's death in March 1647.
Country:
Netherlands
Full Title:
['T Graefschap Holland, Nieulyx Uytghegheven Door Iacob A. Colom. Anno 1647]
List No:
10151.032
Page No:
BL System Number 018190182 Maps K.A.R.(29).
Series No:
32
Publication Author:
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
Publication Author:
Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612
Publication Author:
Visscher, Claes Jansz
Publication Author:
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Publication Author:
Tassin, Christophe Nicolas
Pub Date:
1660
Pub Title:
(Klencke Atlas). Orbis Terræ Compendium, Carolo Secundo dedicatum a I. Kliencke (a Collection of Maps by Blaeu, Hondius, Visscher, &c.)
Pub Reference:
British Library Maps K.A.R. R. Shirley, The Mapping of the World: Early Printed World Maps 1472-1700, London, 1993, 2nd ed, pp. 392-6, no. 371. In the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829. .British Museum, Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829
Pub Note:
The Klencke Atlas resides at the British Library and we are grateful to them for providing scanned images of the atlas and complete catalog metadata as part of a joint project to scan and catalog the maps and atlases from the low countries of Europe that are part of the King George III Topographical Collections. From the British Library description: "The Klencke Atlas is one of the world's biggest: it measures 176 x 231 cm when open. It takes its name from Joannes Klencke, who presented it to Charles II on his restoration to the British thrones in 1660. Its size and its 40 or so large wall maps from the Golden Age of Dutch mapmaking were supposed to suggest that it contained all the knowledge in the world. At another level, it was a bribe intended to spur the King into granting Klencke and his associates trading privileges and titles. Charles, who was a map enthusiast, appreciated the gift. He placed the atlas with his most precious possessions in his cabinet of curiosities, and Klencke was knighted. Later generations have benefited too. The binding has protected the wall maps which have survived for us to enjoy - unlike the vast majority of other wall maps which, exposed to light, heat and dirt when hung on walls, have crumbled away. Titled 'Orbis Terræ Compendium, Carolo Secundo dedicatum a I. Kliencke. i.e. a Collection of Maps by Blaeu, Hondius, Visscher, &c. One Volume 5 feet 10 inches by 3 feet 2 inches." For more on the Klencke Atlas, see the British Library website, https://www.bl.uk/c…
Pub List No:
10151.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
42
Pub Height cm:
176
Pub Width cm:
116
Image No:
10151032.jp2
Authors:
Colom, Jacob Aertsz, 1599-1673
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[Graefschap Holland] (Right Half)
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