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Willem Jansz Blaeu, Publisher of Maps > 
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Author, printer, and publisher of geographic maps and globes, which he signed until 1621 with the Latinized name of Guljelmus Caesius. Pupil and friend of Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), from whom he acquired the astronomical expertise that he applied to his own work. Blaeu usually relied on contributions from scientists and geographers who prepared original maps for him. Despite his wide-ranging knowledge, he was not always able to evaluate the accuracy of his maps, as he often depended on information contained in incomplete and imprecise travel narratives. In addition to his many popular celestial and terrestrial globes, his works include the Theatrum mundi, a major geographic atlas published under the editorship of his son Joan (c. 1598-1673) between 1663 and 1667, and an Astronomical instruction for the use of globes and celestial and terrestrial spheres (Amsterdam, 1642). Blaeu's works are true masterpieces that set a long-unmatched standard of perfection.
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Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe was born in Skane, then in Denmark, now in Sweden. His contributions to astronomy were enormous. He not only designed and built instruments, he also calibrate... |
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Joan Blaeu, Publisher of Maps
Joan Blaeu was the eldest son of Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638). It was under the control of Joan that the Blaeu printing press achieved lasting fame by moving towards... |
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