This book provides descriptions of the maps and atlases that were published by the Blaeu family. An introduction in English is included at the beginning of the book.

Joan Blaeu's large format world map of 1646 is described in this book.

This book provides a biography of Joan Blaeu. The contents of the Grand Atlas are discussed. The author also writes about the Blaeu printing house and the fire that destroyed it in 1672.

Descriptions of the folio atlases published by Willem Janszoon Blaeu and Joan Blaeu are provided in Volume 2.

The terrestrial and celestial globes that were published by the Blaeu firm are described in this book.

Bibliographic notes and a list of contents are provided for atlases that were published by the Blaeu family.

Maps of the world that were published by the Blaeu firm are described in entries 253, 255, 258, 265, 300, 310, 333, 366, 367, 371, 428, 435, 454 and 459.

This book features a terrestrial globe, Globus Orbis Terrae published by Joan Blaeu in 1645-1648 and a celestial globe published by Willem Janszoon Blaeu in 1630.

Timothy Pont was a Scottish cartographer and topographer. His manuscript maps were a source of detailed information about the geography of Scotland. Joan Blaeu published many of Pont's maps in the Atlas Maior. This book describes the relationship of the Pont manuscripts to the printed maps by Blaeu.

A translated reprint of the navigational guide that is held by the Bibliotheek van de Vereeniging ter Bevordering van de Belangen des Boekhandels, Amsterdam.

A history of the Blaeu family and their published works is provided on pages 143-145 in Volume 1.

A biography of Willem Janszoon Blaeu.

A biography of Willem Janszoon Blaeu is provided. Links to electronic copies of the book are available in the cataloged record.