Toonneel des Aerdriicx, ofte nieuwe atlas, dat is beschryving van alle landen ; /
Blaeu, Joan,1596-1673.
Goossens, Augustinius Cornelius Antonius.
Amsterdami, : Apud Iohannem Guiljelmi F. Blaeu.,
[1649-1658]
The Atlas Novus was produced in different editions and languages ; this is the first Dutch edition, although separate volumes have individual publishing histories, including variations in title spelling, dates, signatures etc.
Vol.3 is a later variant with reset text and new signatures.
Vol.5 maps of Scotland are the earlier of the two Dutch variants, without ships and compass roses ; maps are catalogued separately.
Relief shown pictorially.
Each volume has ornate engraved (and hand coloured) titlepage with inserted letterpress title.
Bookplate on end papers: "Augustinius Cornelius Antonius Goossens"
All volumes have pencil annotations in the margins
Vol.1 (1649): Northern and eastern Europe, Germania & the Low Countries -- Vol.2 (1658): France, Italy, Spain and the Continents (Africa, Asia, America) -- Vol.3 (1658): Italy, Greece -- Vol.4 (1648): England & Wales (counties) -- Vol.5 (1654): Scotland & Ireland -- Vol.6 (1655): China.
Van der Krogt, P. Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici,
Atlases, Dutch