Willem Blaeu Territories of Pavia Lodi Novarra Tortona Alessandria and other neighbors of the state Milan 1640 Amsterdam

Willem Blaew Territories of Pavia, Lodi, Novara, Tortona, Alessandria, and other neighboring states of the State of Milan, 1640, Amsterdam. A geographical map of lower Lombardy and part of Piedmont, with marked provinces of Pavia, Alessandria, and Lodi, featuring a detailed description of river courses and orographic relief. Graduated margin around the entire perimeter, with a grid. At the bottom right, a monumental cartouche topped with a seated female figure with a scepter, crowns, and tiara; various animals on the sides, and a graphic scale below. Vertical fold in the middle, in excellent condition, with cardboard and modern frame.

Willem Blaew was an author, printer, and publisher of maps and globes, who signed his works as Guljelmus Caesius until 1621. From 1594 to 1596, he was a student and friend of Tycho Brahe (1546–1601), from whom he acquired astronomical knowledge that he used in his own work. Blaeu benefited from the support of scientists and geographers who collected original maps for him. Although he was educated, he was not always able to assess the accuracy of his maps and often relied on information contained in incomplete and inaccurate travel reports. On January 3, 1633, he was appointed the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company, and because he had printing equipment, he could regularly produce national maps in atlas format, some of which appeared in the Atlas Novus, published in 1635.

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