Three majestic sea charts from the Dutch “Golden Age” probably illuminated by the “Meester Afsetter” Dirk Jansz van Santen

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[A set of three separately published charts].

1. BLAEU, WILLEM JANZ., West Indische Paskaert… Gedruckt t'Amsterdam Bij Jacobus Robyn, inde Nieuwe Brugh steeg inde Stuurman, [c.1630/1674].
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2. BLAEU, WILLEM, PIETER BLAEU AND JOHANNES BLAEU, Pascaarte van alle de Zee-custen van Europa… tot Amsterdam MDCLXXVII, Amsterdam, 1677.
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3. DONCKER, HENDRICK, Pascaerte van Oost Indien… t'Amsterdam, By Hendrick Doncker Boekverkoper en Graadbooghmaker, Inde Nieuwbrugsteegh, [c.1664].

BLAEU, Willem Janzsoon, Pieter BLAEU, Johannes BLAEU, and Hendrick DONCKER.
[c1664-1677].
A set of three separately published large engraved charts, the first and third printed in four sheets, joined, the second printed in two sheets on thick paper, joined, all with fine contemporary hand-colour lavishly heightened in gold.
Dimensions:
1. 810 by 978mm (32 by 38 ½ inches); Framed: 1020 by 1190mm (40 by 47 inches).
2. 692 by 876mm (27 1/4 by 34 ½ inches); 900 by 1090mm (35 ½ by 43 inches).
3. 711 by 914mm (28 by 36 inches); Framed: 920 by 1130mm (36 by 45 inches).
1656

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A spectacular set of three Dutch sea charts, or "Pascaartes", comprising: Blaeu's chart of the Atlantic - one of the most important charts published in the seventeenth century, one of the earliest on Mercator's projection, and the first on the projection for North America; Pieter and Johannes Blaeu's chart of Europe - one of the last maps to bear the Blaeu family imprint and a tour-de-force of the mapmaker's art; and Doncker's chart of Asia with beautiful vignettes by Johan...

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bibliography:

Burden, P, 'The Mapping of North America', I, #233 (state II/III); Campbell, T, '…Blaeu's second 'West Indische paskaart' of 1630,' in 'The Map Collector', 30, pp. 36-38; Cannenberg, W. V., 'A Dutch Chart that Survived the Ages', in 'Imago Mundi', IV, pp. 62-63; Fontaine Verwey, Herman de la, 'The Glory of the Blaeu Atlas and the Master Colourist', in Quaerendo XI (1981), pp. 197-229; Keuning &c., 'Willem Janzoon Blaeu', plate 10, & pp. 74-75; Putnam, R., 'Early Sea Charts', plates 27, 41; Schilder, G., 'Monumenta Cartographica Neerlandica', IV, pp.100, 45.1 (first edition, dating 1621 or later) and 114-117, plate 2.53; Schilder, G., 'Willem Janszoon Blaeu's Map of Europe (1606), A Recent Discovery in England', in 'Imago Mundi', 28 (1976), pp. 9-20; Waters, D., 'The Art of Navigation', plate LXXVIII; & p. 327; Zandvliet, K., 'Mapping for Money', plate 9.4, & p. 168-169. See also Keuning, 'Hessel Gerritsz', 'Imago Mundi', VI, 49-66; Goedings, T., 'A Composite Atlas Coloured by Dirk Jansz. Van Santen', pp. 24, 25 (no. 3), 32.