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Atlas maior of 1665 : the greatest and finest atlas ever published / introduction and texts by Peter van der Krogt ; with a selection of original texts by Joan Blaeu

Based on a hand-coloured 1665 Latin edition, this volume reproduces 594 maps from the most extensive world atlas of the seventeenth century. It includes detailed descriptions and historical analysis of the work's cartographic significance.

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