Two Dutch ships at sea, 17th century. The Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu and his son Joan were amongst the foremost producers of sea charts and atlases in the 17th century. The Netherlands became a major naval and trading power after gaining their independence from Spain in 1579, and this was reflected in their becoming the main centre of maritime chart production as well. From the Blaeu Atlas.
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Two Dutch ships at sea, 17th century. The Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu and his son Joan were amongst the foremost producers of sea charts and atlases in the 17th century. The Netherlands became a major naval and trading power after gaining their independence from Spain in 1579, and this was reflected in their becoming the main centre of maritime chart production as well. From the Blaeu Atlas.

Date

1600

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM25A15_416

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NA

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (3,8Mo) / 35,3cm x 35,4cm / 4172 x 4186 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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