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These maps are from Nieuwe en beknopte / Uytbeeldinge en Vertooning / der gantscher /Aerdbodem / Getrocken uyt de Oude ende Nieuwe vermaerdtfte en beroemfte / Landt-Beschryvers. / Uytgebeelt en vertoont in meer als twee hondert Landt-Kaerten. / t' Samen gebracht en uytgegeven door J.J. v. W. / [device] / Tot Amsterdam, / By Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge, en Soonen. Anno 1676.

Van Waesberge was the son-in-law of Jan Jansson, succeeding to the publication of cartographic material, much of which had originated with Mercator and Hondius.  Burden traces the history of the maps of America in this atlas with originated with Cloppenberg's "middle-size" format in his Mercator-Hondius atlases from 1630 through 1636.  These plates were altered somewhat and reissued in this atlas. Since some of the maps are explicitly attributed to Mercator, or Kaerius as engraver, the cartography undoubtedly dates from the early part of the seventeenth century.

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GERMANY: BAVARIA, Northern (FRANCONIA).  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Frankenland ... Petrus Kaerius caelivit."  [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Short repaired tear in upper margin; else very good. 

Frankfort is at the west, with coverage of Main River basin. Heidelberg and the lower Necker River are shown.  Regensburg is at the southeast corner.  

$100 JW-Germany-Franconia-1676.JPG (122317 bytes)
GERMANY: BAVARIA, Central.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Bavaria Ducatus ... Petrus Kaerius caela."  [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Small spot in lower margin; an original printer's smudge in lower border; else very good. 

Shows much of Bavaria north of the Danube. Nuremberg is prominent at the western edge of coverage; Cham is near the eastern extent. 

$100 JW-Germany-Bavaria-Duc-1676.JPG (130838 bytes)
GERMANY: BAVARIA, Southern.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Palatinatus Bavariae".  [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Covers Bavaria south of the Danube River. Munich appears as another small town. Lakes are prominent. 

$100 JW-Germany-Bavaria-Pal-1676.JPG (132535 bytes)
GERMANY: BERLIN Region.  Jansson van Waesberge.   "Marchia Vetus et Media Vulgo Ast und Mjttes Marck." [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Covers Mittlemarck and the surroundings area, including the region around Berlin, which was not distinguished as a large city at the time. 

$125 JW-Germany-MittelMarck-1676.JPG (122900 bytes)
GERMANY: BRANDENBURG and POMERANIA.  Jansson van Waesberge.   "Marca Brandenburgensis & Pomerania." [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 9½" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Northeastern Germany, edging into Poland, including the Berlin region. Shows the middle course of the Elbe and the lower Oder River. Petrus Kaerius is noted as the engraver. 

$100 JW-Germany-BrandenburgPomerania-1676.JPG (119922 bytes)
GERMANY: BRUNSWICK and MADGEBURG Region.  Jansson van Waesberge.   "Braunswyck & Meydburg cum ceteris adiacentibus. Petrus Kaerius Caelavit." [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 9½" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Central northern Germany; the Weser River to Brandenberg.  

$90 JW-Germany-Braunswyck-1676.JPG (124493 bytes)
GERMANY: COLOGNE Region.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Coloniensis Archepiscopatus". [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Shows the countryside on either side of the Rhine from Coblenz to Wesel, with Cologne right in the middle. The orientation is with the north at the right.  

$120 JW-Germany-Coloniensis-1676.JPG (127594 bytes)
GERMANY: HESSE, Northern.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Hassia landtgraviatus". [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Northern Hesse, with a bit of western Thuringen. Shows the course of the Fulda and Werra Rivers. Kassel is toward the north; Fulda to the south. Petrus Kaerius is noted as the engraver. 

$90 JW-Germany-Hassia-1676.JPG (140231 bytes)
GERMANY: HOLSTEIN.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Holsatia Ducatus". [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Shows the province and also Hamburg and its surroundings. In the cartouche, "Petrus Kaerius Caelavit". 

$100 JW-Germany-Holstein-1676.JPG (168727 bytes)
GERMANY: LOWER SAXONY, Northern.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Westfalia Cum Dioecesi Bremensi." [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Shows much of the present state if Lower Saxony from Hamburg in the east to the Dutch frontier.   

$100 JW-Germany-Westfalia-Bremen-1676.JPG (137240 bytes)
GERMANY: LOWER SAXONY, Northwestern.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Emden & Oldenborch Co." [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: A faint spot in lower margin; very good. 

Shows the East Frisian Islands. Coverage is from Bremen and the lower Weser in the east to the Dutch frontier in the west. 

$90 JW-Germany-Emden-1676.JPG (131537 bytes)
GERMANY: LOWER SAXONY and MECKLENBURG.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Saxonia Inferior et Meklenborg Duc:" [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Northern Germany, principally Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg, following the course of the lower Elbe and the adjacent countryside from the Baltic to Brunswick.  

$100 JW-Germany-SaxoniaInferior-1676.JPG (139546 bytes)
GERMANY: LOWER SAXONY, Western and Northern WESTPHALIA.  "Monasteriensis Episcopatus." [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: A spot in original full margin; very good. 

Show part of Westphalia north of the Lippe River. In spite of the title with refers to Munster, coverage extends northward into present Lower Saxony as far as Oldenburg, including the Ems River basin.  North is at the left. 

$90 JW-Germany-Monasteriensis-1676.JPG (127923 bytes)
GERMANY: RHINELAND, HESSE and WESTPHALIA.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Berghe Ducatus Marck Comitatus et Coloniensis Dioecesis".  [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 9½" (18 x 24 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Extends from Frankfort to Duisburg, showing the middle course of the Rhein and the lower Main, with much of the country to the north and east. 

$100 JW-Germany-Berghe-1676.JPG (117427 bytes)
GERMANY: RHINELAND, SAARLAND with northern part of BADEN-WURTTEMBURG.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Palatinatus Rheni".  [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Shows the lands on either side of the Rhein, south of the Main River. Saarbrucken is at the west; Heilbronn is toward the eastern edge; Baden is at the south. Topography and forests are prominent. 

$110 JW-Germany-Palatinatus-1676.JPG (127985 bytes)
GERMANY: SAXONY.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Saxoniae superioris Lusatiae Misniaeque descriptio P. Kaerius cael." [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Upper Saxony, with some coverage into present Poland east of the Oder. Leipzig is at the west. Nice topographic detail. 

$75 JW-Germany-SaxoniaeSuperior-1676.JPG (126780 bytes)
GERMANY: WALDECK.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Waldeck Comitatus ... Per Gerardum Mercator."  [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 9½" (18 x 24 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Maps a small area near the head of the Ruhr River, bordering on Hesse. Mercator is explicitly credited as the cartographer; Petrus Kaerius is noted in the plate as the engraver.  

$75 JW-Germany-Waldeck-1676.JPG (109141 bytes)
GERMANY: WESTPHALIA, Northeastern.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Westphalia Tabula. II." [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: A few light foxing spots; else very good. 

Covers part of North Rhein-Westphalia north of the Lippe River and east of the Weser, with southern portions of present Lower Saxony as far as Diepholz. Includes the historic cities of Munster, Paderborn and Bielefeld. There is a trace of the attribution to Petrus Kaerius below.

$100 JW-Germany-Wesphalia-II-1676.JPG (138195 bytes)
GERMANY: WESTPHALIA, Southeastern.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Westphalia Ducatus" [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: A few faint foxing spots; else very good. 

Covers part of North Rhein-Westphalia south of the Lippe River and northwest of the Eder at a relatively large scale. Show the upper reaches of the Rhur. Hamm is at the northwest.  

$90 JW-Germany-Wesphalia-Duc-1676.JPG (124638 bytes)
GERMANY: WURTEMBERG.  Jansson van Waesberge.  "Wirtenberg Ducatus ... Per Gerardum Mercatorem". [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

Covers most of Baden-Wurtemberg. Stuttgart is at the center;  Heidelberg is at the northern edge; Freiburg is at the south, near the Schwarzwald highlands. A bit of Bavaria appears east of Ulm. 

$120 JW-Germany-Wurtemburg-1676.JPG (130220 bytes)

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