Willem Blaew Territories of Pavia Lodi Novarra Tortona Alessandria and other neighbours of the State of Milan 1640 Amsterdam. Geographical map of lower Lombardy and part of Piedmont, with the provinces of Pavia, Alessandria and Lodi with details of river courses and orographic reliefs. Graduated margin on the entire perimeter, with grid. At the bottom right a monumental cartouche surmounted by a seated female figure with sceptre, crowns and triregnum; on the sides various animals and under the graphic scale. Vertical central fold, in excellent condition with cardboard and modern frame.
Willem Blaew was an author, printer and publisher of geographical maps and globes, which he signed until 1621 with the name of Guljelmus Caesius. Between 1594 and 1596 he was a pupil and friend of Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), from whom he learned the astronomical knowledge that he applied to his works. Blaeu used to resort to the contribution of scientists and geographers who surveyed original maps for him. Although endowed with a vast culture, he was not always able, often depending on information recorded in incomplete and imprecise travel reports, to judge the accuracy of his maps. On January 3, 1633 he was appointed official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company and since he possessed typographical instruments he managed to regularly produce national maps in an atlas format, some of which appeared in the Atlas Novus published in 1635.
Height: 38 (69) cm. - Width: 49.5 (77.5) cm. - Depth: 2 cm.
art. A1030
