Reference Books
Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici.
By Peter van der Krogt.
Sep 4, 2005, 04:13

 New edition of Atlantes Neerlandici by Peter van der Krogt.

The official presentation of the first volume ( of 10) of this new edition of "Atlantes Neerlandici", edited by Peter van der Krogt was on 9 January 1998. Virtually new edition of Professor Koeman's bibliography of terrestrial, maritime and celestial atlases and pilot books, published in the Netherlands up to 1880, the Atlantes Neerlandici.

• New bibliographical descriptions of the atlases, based upon an inquiry to about 1500 libraries all over the world, according to the latest standards.
• Illustrations and full descriptions of all the maps
• Illustrations of all the frontispieces
• Each volume has its own indexes.  

1. Folio atlases by Mercator, Hondius and Janssonius. Available (1000 ill., 755pp., Euro 425.00) Please have a look at some sample pages.
2. Folio atlases by Blaeu. (Available, 700 ill., 636pp., Euro 425.00)
3. Various atlases from the 16th and 17th century (a.o. Ortelius, De Jode, Van den Keere, the Epitome, the Caert-Thresoor, the Atlas Minor etc. (Available,1000 pp., 2 vols., Euro 1250.00)
4. Town Books by Braun & Hogenberg, Blaeu, Janssonius a.o.
5. Composed Atlases (Visscher, De Wit, Valk & Schenk a.o.).
6. Atlases of the 18th century.
7. Pilot guides up to c. 1650 (Waghenaer, Blaeu a.o.)
8. Pilot guides and sea-atlases after c. 1650 (Goos, Doncker a.o.)
9. Van Keulen's sea-atlases and pilot guides
10. Atlases of the 19th and 20th century.

Bibliography of terrestrial, maritime and celestial atlases and pilot books, published in the Netherlands from 1570 up to the 20th century, in ten volumes, each describing a coherent group of atlases and supplied with indexes. The work is fully illustrated with all engraved titlepages, all maps of the folio-atlases, and a selection of the other maps. The first Atlantes Neerlandici was compiled and edited by professor C. Koeman and published in six volumes by Theatrum Orbis Terrarum from 1967-1985.

Koeman's magistral work was the first work in the field of atlas-bibliography. This completely revised edition has new bibliographical descriptions of the atlases and maps according to the latest standards and based upon an inquiry to about 1500 libraries all over the world.

Acquisition of the first volumes is subscribing to all ten volumes!

Volumes I, II and IIIa-b are already available. Together 4 books with a weight of 11kg. Shipping within Europe Euro 35,00; outside Europe Euro 100,00.

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