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Joan Blaeus Atlas, der schönste, der je veröffentlicht wurde§§Im Jahr 1665 vollendet, bildet Joan Blaeus außergewöhnlicher Atlas Maior den prachtvollsten und vollständigsten aller Atlanten des Barock. Mit der elfbändigen lateinischen Originalausgabe und ihren 536 Karten übertraf Blaeu seinen eifrigen Konkurrenten, den Kartographen Johannes Janssonius, dessen Rivalität Blaeu zu einer Prachtausgabe des bisher größten und vollständigsten Atlanten inspirierte. Die Arktis, Europa, Afrika, Asien und Amerika darstellend, verkörpert Blaeus Atlas Maior eine beachtliche Leistung und ist bis heute eines der prächtigsten Beispiele in der Geschichte der Kartographie.§§TASCHENs bibliophilem Nachdruck dieses kostbaren kartografischen Werkes dient das kolorierte und mit Gold gehöhte Exemplar der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek in Wien. Das Vorwort von Peter van der Krogt erläutert historische und kulturelle Zusammenhänge und führt den Leser in die faszinierende Welt der frühneuzeitlichen Kartografie ein.

Joan Blaeu. Atlas Maior of 1665 Multilingual edition

Joan Blaeus Atlas Maior zählt zu den aufwendigsten Werken in der Geschichte der Kartografie. Die 1665 vollendete lateinische Originalausgabe war das größte und teuerste Buch, das im 17. Jahr­hundert veröffentlicht wurde. Die 594 Karten, die sich über elf Bände erstreckten, bildeten die Arktis, Afrika, Asien, Europa und Amerika ab. Der Umfang und die Ambition dieses Werkes sprengten jeden Rahmen. Es wird als so bedeutend angesehen, dass es in den Kanon der niederländischen Geschichte aufgenommen wurde.Im Zeitalter digitaler Kartographie und globaler Vernetzung ist dieser akribische Reprint ein Bekenntnis zur Schönheit gedruckter Kartenwerke und erweckt den Zauber des Entdeckerzeitalters zum Leben, als Amsterdam ein Zentrum des internationalen Handels war.Unserem Nachdruck diente das kolorierte und mit Gold gehöhte Exemplar der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek in Wien als Vorlage. Das Vorwort von Peter van der Krogt, Dozent an der Universität von Amsterdam, erläutert die historische und kulturelle Bedeutung von Atlanten und liefert zugleich detaillierte Beschrei­bungen einzelner Karten, die Umfang und Ambition von Blaeus Meister­werk verdeutlichen.

Superlatives tend to fail in describing Joan Blaeus Atlas Maiorthat being said, it stands as one of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. The original Latin edition, completed in 1665, was the largest and most expensive book to be published during the 17th century. Its 594 maps appearing across 11 volumes spanned Arctica, Africa, Asia, Europe, and America. Ambitious in scale and artistry, it is included in the Canon of Dutch History, an official survey of 50 individuals, creations, or events that chart the most important historical developments of the Netherlands. TASCHENs meticulous reprint brings this luxurious Baroque wonder into the hands of modern readers. In an age of digitized cartography and global connectivity, it celebrates the steadfast beauty of quality printing and restores the wonder of an exploratory age, in which Blaeus native Amsterdam was a center of international trade and discovery. This edition is based on the Austrian National Librarys complete colored and gold-heightened copy of Atlas Maior, assuring the finest detail and quality. University of Amsterdams Peter van der Krogt introduces the historical and cultural significance of the atlas while providing detailed descriptions for individual maps, revealing the full scale and ambition of Blaeus masterwork. <br><br> Autorid: Joan Blaeu, Peter Van der Krogt <br>

In 1665 the Great Plague swept through London, claiming nearly 100,000 lives. In A Journal, written nearly sixty years later, Defoe vividly chronicled the progress of the epidemic. We follow his fictional narrator through a city transformed: the streets and alleyways deserted; the houses of death with crosses daubed on their doors; the dead-carts on their way to the pits. And he recounts the horrifying stories of the citizens he encounters, as fear, isolation and hysteria take hold. A Journal is both a fascinating historical document and a supreme work of imaginative reconstruction.This edition, based on the original 1722 text, contains a new introduction, an appendix on the plague, a topographical index and maps of contemporary London, and includes Anthony Burgess's original introduction. In 1665, the Great Plague swept through London, claiming nearly 100,000 lives. In A Journal of the Plague Year, Defoe vividly chronicles the progress of the epidemic. We follow his fictional narrator through a city transformed-the streets and alleyways deserted, the houses of death with crosses daubed on their doors, the dead-carts on their way to the pits-and encounter the horrified citizens of the city, as fear, isolation, and hysteria take hold. The shocking immediacy of Defoe's description of plague-racked London makes this one of the most convincing accounts of the Great Plague ever written. In 1665 the plague swept through London, claiming over 97,000 lives. Daniel Defoe was just five at the time of the plague, but he later called on his own memories, as well as his writing experience, to create this vivid chronicle of the epidemic and its victims. 'A Journal' (1722) follows Defoe's fictional narrator as he traces the devastating progress of the plague through the streets of London. Here we see a city transformed: some of its streets suspiciously empty, some - with crosses on their doors - overwhelmingly full of the sounds and smells of human suffering. And every living citizen he meets has a horrifying story that demands to be heard. <br><br> Autorid: Daniel Defoe, Christopher Bristow, Anthony Burgess <br>

Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year is an extraordinary account of the devastation and human suffering inflicted on the city of London by the Great Plague of 1665. Purporting to be an eye-witness, Defoe's fictional narrator recounts in vivid detail the rising death toll and the transformation of the city as its citizens flee and those who remain live in fear and despair. Above all it is the stories of appalling human suffering and grief that give Defoe's extraordinary fiction its compelling historical veracity. The lively Introduction relates the Journal to Defoe's best-known work, Robinson Crusoe, and draws on recent research into the publishing environment of the first edition. It considers the portrayal of London, depicted by Defoe as it was before the Great Fire, and to the book's device of fiction masquerading as fact. This edition also includes comprehensive explanatory notes, a map of Defoe's London, and a complete topographical index that enables the reader to track the Journal's complex references to London's streets, churches, alleyways, and prisons both before and after the Great Fire of 1666. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. <br><br> Autorid: Daniel Defoe, Louis Landa, David Roberts <br>

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