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Willem Blaeu, Celestial globe

Willem Blaeu

Dutch · 1571–1638 · Printmaker

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  1. Willem Blaeu, Nova Regni Hispaniae Descriptio' (Map of Portugal), engraving with later hand-colouring on laid paperNova Regni Hispaniae Descriptio' (Map of Portugal)Toovey's · £1,600≈ $2,066≈ €1,874Sign up to see
  2. Willem Blaeu, Karte Umgebung von Magdeburg, KupferstichKarte Umgebung von MagdeburgAuktionshaus Mehlis · €180≈ $211≈ £162Sign up to see
  3. Scotia RegnumAnderson & Garland · £150≈ $191≈ €175Sign up to see

Willem Blaeu’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Dutch cartographer, atlas maker and publisher (1571-1638)

Born 1571, AlkmaarDied 1638, AmsterdamOccupation PrintmakerWikidata Q520327 ↗ULAN 500175604 ↗Museum works 9

Also known as Cäsius, G. Blaeu, G. Blaeuw, Gugliel Tansemio, Guilelmo Janszoon Blaeu, Guilelmus Janssonius, Guilielmus Janssonius Blaeu, Guilielmus Janssonius Blavius and 6 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Willem Blaeu, Celestial globe
Celestial globeafter 1621 · Paper, brass, oak and stained, light-colored wood
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and D…
Willem Blaeu, Kaart van Brabant
Kaart van Brabant1631
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Willem Blaeu, Tabvla Castelli ad Sandflitam, qua simul inundati agri, alluviones, foßæ, alvei, quae Bergas ad Zomam et Antverpiam interjacent, annotantur
Tabvla Castelli ad Sandflitam, qua simul inundati agri, alluviones, foßæ, alvei, quae Bergas ad Zomam et Antverpiam interjacent, annotantur1642
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Willem Blaeu, Kaart van het stroomgebied van de Rijn
Kaart van het stroomgebied van de Rijn1636
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Willem Blaeu, Kaart van de Balearen en Pityusen en kust van Spanje
Kaart van de Balearen en Pityusen en kust van Spanje1600 - 1650
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Willem Blaeu, China Veteribus Sinarum Regio Nunc Incolis Tame Dicta
China Veteribus Sinarum Regio Nunc Incolis Tame Dicta
Harvard Library ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Harvard Library
Willem Blaeu, Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae Tabula
Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae Tabula1634
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Willem Blaeu, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Willem Blaeu, Limburg
Limburg1648
Musea Brugge ↗
CC0 · Willem Blaeu / Georg Braun / Jan Janssonius / Frans Hogenberg, via Wikimedia …
Willem Blaeu, Untitled
Untitled1608
FelixArchief ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — FelixArchief

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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