Spieghel der Zeevaerdt His first publication, Spieghel der zeevaerdt (“Mariner’s mirror”), appeared in 1584. This chart-book combined an atlas of nautical charts and sailing directions with instructions for navigation on... More info
...the Zwin to reach Sluis. So, they tried to come in from the East: IJzendijke fell on May 10, 1604, followed by Aardenburg on May 12. Maurits van Nassau then... More info
Portugal A splendid map of Portugal, engraved by Baptista van Doetecum, it is richly embellished with a title, a dedication and a scale cartouches, in addition, with two sailing ships,... More info
...very center of the map: it houses the famous Ghent Altarpiece painted by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Together with the Gothic church of Sint-Niklaas (57) lower down and the... More info
A success story This map was very successful and published from 1570 to after 1612. The map was continuously altered, since the waterfront changed rapidly. Ortelius published 9 states of... More info
...This reprint includes a copiously illustrated introduction by Robert van Gent, one of the leading Cellarius experts, summarizing the history of celestial cartography from antiquity to late 17th/early 18th century... More info
Dedication to Frederik Hendrik Joan Blaeu dedicated this map to Frederik Hendrik (see picture). He (29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647) was the sovereign prince of Orange and stadthouder... More info
XII Provinces The oval map of the Low Countries is also known as the ‘Egg’ map, because of its oval strapwork borders. The title is adorned with ribbons and is... More info
Bohemia Bohemia was a a dutchy of Great Moravia, later an independent principality, a kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire, and subsequently a part of the Habsburg Monarchy and the... More info