Blaeu's The grand atlas of the 17th century world
By: introduction, captions, and selection of maps by John Goss ; foreword by Peter Clark.
Contributors: Goss, John, 1947-; Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
Publisher: Studio Editions
Published: 1990
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Blaeu, Joan, -- 1596-1673.; Atlases -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles.; Early maps -- Facsimiles.; Cartography -- History.
Other titles: Grand atlas of the 17th century world.
Work titles: Atlas maior.
Notes: Introd. and commentary in English, maps in Latin.

"The original maps ... first appeared in Dr. Joan Blaeu's 'Atlas major,' published in Amsterdam in 1662"--T.p. verso.

Published in cooperation with the Royal Geographical Society, London, whose copy of the Dutch-text edition was, with few exceptions, the basis for the present edition.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 224).