Map of West Africa by J. Blaeu 1662 Joan Blaeu
Copper engraving
From: Atlas Maior, Sive Cosmographia Blaviana, Qua Solum, Salum, Coelum, Accuratissime Describuntur. Amsterdam, J. Blaeu, 1662-65. (Van der Krogt 2, 601-3)
Blaeu published this map only in his Major Atlas.
Framed behind glass (note - it is our intention to remove the map from the frame and send it to you in a tube. The ebay rate calculator assumes it will be sent in a tube without the frame. If you want it sent in the frame, we will be happy to do that for you, provided you pay the additional cost of shipping and you assume the risk of the glass cracking during delivery).
The frame is about 24 x 31 1/2 inches.
The visible map (area inside the mat) is about 15 1/2 x 23 inches.
The map is in very good condition.
The frame has minor marks dings on the wood frame. It is well framed.
IMPORTANT (being repeated if you did not read it above). The ebay rate calculator assumes it will be sent in a tube without the
frame. If you want it sent in the frame, we will be happy to do that
for you, provided you pay the additional cost of shipping and you assume
the risk of the glass cracking during delivery). Contact us to find with your address and postal code to find out what it will cost to send this item to you in the frame.