The extremely rare third part of Blaeu's 'Licht der Zeevaert', covering the Mediterranean Sea.

Blaeu published the first two books of the 'Licht der Zeevaert', covering the Western, and Eastern and Northern navigations (i.e. the coast from Amsterdam to the Straits of Gibraltar; and from Amsterdam to the Scandinavia), in 1608. In 1618, he issued a third book covering the Mediterranean; the first pilot of those waters to be published since Barentsz's 'Nieuwe Beschryvinghe ende Caertboeck van de Midlandtsche', last published in 1609. In the works dedication, Blaeu pays handsome tribute to Barentsz's pilot, and although he has taken a great deal of information from the earlier work, Blaeu easily surpasses it in detail and accuracy.

The pilot consists of 33 finely engraved charts, the first two are general chart of the Western and Eastern Mediterranean, respectively; with the subsequent charts plot a clockwise course of the coast, beginning and ending with the Straits of Gibraltar. For a full description of the 'Licht der Zeevaert', please see item ?.

Blaeu would publish further editions of the pilot in 1621, and 1623. All editions are extremely rare. We are unaware of another example appearing at auction since the Second World War.