Atlas Mayor

Jutland, Zealand and the Schleswig borderlands are mapped in detail in these sheets from the Atlas Mayor, the Spanish-titled...

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Jutland, Zealand and the Schleswig borderlands are mapped in detail in these sheets from the Atlas Mayor, the Spanish-titled branch of Joan Blaeu's great world atlas, published in Amsterdam and dated 1667. Sheets of Jutland, Zealand, Schleswig and the districts around Gottorf treat coastlines, settlements and local territories closely under Latin headings. Blaeu's enterprise belonged to the great expansion of Dutch map publishing, which issued substantial geographical works for readers across Europe in several languages, and this group covers the lands around the Danish straits and Denmark's southern neighbours.

Jutland, Zealand and the Schleswig borderlands are mapped in detail in these sheets from the Atlas Mayor, the Spanish-titled branch of Joan Blaeu's great world atlas, published in Amsterdam and dated 1667. Sheets of Jutland, Zealand, Schleswig and the districts around Gottorf treat coastlines, settlements and local territories closely under Latin headings. Blaeu's enterprise belonged to the great expansion of Dutch map publishing, which issued substantial geographical works for readers across Europe in several languages, and this group covers the lands around the Danish straits and Denmark's southern neighbours.