WILLEM JANSZOON BLAEU
1571-1638

A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE AND WORK

WITH AN ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO HIS

LARGE WORLD MAP OF 1605

FACSIMILE

OF THE UNIQUE COPY BELONGING TO

THE HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA

EIGHTEEN SHEETS WITH KEY PLATE

BY

EDWARD LUTHER STEVENSON, PH.D.

NEW YORK

1914