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Willem Blaeu

Conservators painstakingly remove glue that binds

March 4, 2020 - Emily Farek

conservation fellow at work

Kress Paper Conservation Fellow Emily Farek, working with paper conservators Ken Grant and Jane Boyd, describes the painstaking work of removing modern adhesive from the back of this very large (10′ x 7′) 1648 Dutch map titled, Nova totius terrarum orbis tabula, commonly known as the Blaeu World Map.  [Read more…] about Conservators painstakingly remove glue that binds

Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Conservation, Featured1 Tagged With: Blaeu World Map, Blaeu-Map-19, conservation lab, Joan Blaeu, tycho brahe, Willem Blaeu

Seeing stars in the Blaeu World Map

January 14, 2020 - RANDI RAGSDALE

Detail of Joan Blaeu map.

A fascinating project to preserve and display the iconic 1648 Dutch world map is now underway. In previous blog posts, we revealed the history of the Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula (Blaeu World Map) and the family of cartographers, globe makers, printers, and publishers who created it. We also have discussed the science and conservation taking place to prepare the Texas-sized 371-year-old map (learn more about the map) for public display.  [Read more…] about Seeing stars in the Blaeu World Map

Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Conservation, Digital Collections, Featured1 Tagged With: Blaeu World Map, Blaeu-Map-19, Conservation, conservation lab, Joan Blaeu, tycho brahe, Willem Blaeu

How a famed astronomer paved the way for the Blaeu World Map

January 10, 2020 - RANDI RAGSDALE

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A Q & A with Dr. Bruce Hunt about the Blaeu World Map

In recent blog posts, we examined the science behind the Blaeu World Map and took a deep dive into the conservation in progress to prepare the massive 371-year-old map for public display.  [Read more…] about How a famed astronomer paved the way for the Blaeu World Map

Filed Under: Conservation, Digital Collections, Featured1 Tagged With: Blaeu World Map, Blaeu-Map-19, conservation lab, great wall map, Joan Blaeu, Kraus map collection, maps, Willem Blaeu

Kraus map collection now accessible

August 15, 2012 - Alicia Dietrich

Joan Blaeu's world map "Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula," 1648. The Ransom Center's copy, one of only two known to exist and the only colored copy, survives complete with an accompanying text. Photo by Pete Smith.
Joan Blaeu's world map "Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula," 1648. The Ransom Center's copy, one of only two known to exist and the only colored copy, survives complete with an accompanying text. Photo by Pete Smith.

The Ransom Center recently launched an online database for its Kraus map collection. The 36-map collection, acquired in 1969 by Harry Ransom from the New York antiquarian dealer Hans P. Kraus, features a wide range of individual maps of Europe and America, atlases, a rare set of large terrestrial and celestial globes (ca. 1688) produced by the Italian master Vincenzo Coronelli, and a group of manuscript letters by Abraham Ortelius.

“Visitors can see the remarkable foundations of modern cartography in this digital collection,” said Richard Oram, the Ransom Center’s Associate Director and Hobby Foundation Librarian. “From a medieval map that shows the world divided into three parts split by the Mediterranean Sea to an early portolan chart of the coast of Africa and a rare 1541 Mercator globe, it’s all accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.”

Because of size and conservation considerations—some maps are as large as six by nine feet—some of these maps have been seen by only a handful of visitors. This digital collection makes it possible for a broader public to examine the collection via the Ransom Center’s website. The maps are all zoom-able, and users can view detailed close-ups of images.

Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + Teaching Tagged With: Abraham Ortelius, digital humanities, Etymologiae. Isidori Iunioris Hispalensis Episcopis Epistola, Gerard Mercator, Hans P. Kraus, Harry Ransom Center, Kraus map collection, maps, Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula, Richard Oram, Vincenzo Coronelli, Virginia, Willem Blaeu

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