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Subject: RE: Atlas Maior of 1665, and derivatives/sub-sets?
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 15:39:28 -0000
From: Fleet, Christopher <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
Dear Chieko,
The Taschen "Atlas Maior of 1665" contains only a selection of maps from the original 12-volume Blaeu Atlas, whereas the subset volumes contain complete sets of facsimile maps from the original volumes. The original Blaeu Atlas contained about 600 maps, whereas the Taschen "Atlas Maior of 1665" has about 330. At the country level (and focusing on Scotland!), the main "Atlas Maior of 1665" volume reproduces just 16 of the 49 maps of Scotland, whilst the "Anglia, Scotia & Hibernia" (Atlas Maior series) volume reproduces all 49 maps. So whilst there is an overlap, the subset series volumes contain many additional maps, and collectively provide a more complete facsimile of the original Blaeu Atlas Maior.
For more info., there is quite a good review of the Taschen "Atlas Maior of 1665" in The Cartographic Journal 43(3), Dec. 2006, as well as a comparison of the Taschen "Anglia, Scotia & Hibernia" volume and (yet) another facsimile of the "Blaeu Atlas of Scotland" in the current issue of our NLS Newsletter, "Cairt" - online at http://www.nls.uk/collections/maps/subjectinfo/cairt.html
Hope this is helpful.
All good wishes,
Chris Fleet
Deputy Map Curator
National Library of Scotland
33 Salisbury Place
EDINBURGH
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United Kingdom.
Tel. 0131 623 3973
Fax. 0131 623 3971
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Subject: Atlas Maior of 1665, and derivatives/sub-sets?
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Subject: Atlas Maior of 1665, and derivatives/sub-sets?
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:31:20 -0600
From: Chieko Maene <[log in to unmask]>
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Hi,
Our collection development dept asked me if we would like to acquire the
following items selected by our approval plan (notification slip dated
1/03/07).
- Germania, Austria & Helvetia (Atlas Maior series)
- Gallia: France (Atlas Maior series)
- Anglia, Scotia & Hibernia (Atlas Maior series)
- Belgica Regia & Belgica Foederata (Atlas Maior series)
- Hipania, Portugallia, Africa & America (Atlas Maior series)
- Italia (Atlas Maior series)
It looks to me that these atlases were derived from "Atlas Maior of
1665" (a huge & beautiful atlas) which we acquired last year. If all
maps are already available from the original (Atlas Maior of 1665), I
think we don't need to acquire the items above. But, I am not sure. I
would greatly appreciate it if anybody from the map world could tell me
the difference between "Atlas Maior of 1665" and the sub-sets above..
Thank you so much for the help in advance!
Chieko
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Chieko Maene
Map Librarian
Government Documents, Maps and Microforms Department
Richard J. Daley Library
University of Illinois at Chicago
801 S. Morgan, M/C 234
Chicago, Illinois 60607 USA
(312) 996-2738
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http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/documents/services/
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