Re: [MapHist] Emblem on Cover of Blaeu Atlas Novus 1645

[George Carhart]

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Hi Tom, there is a very good work on Dutch bindings: Leeuwen, Jan Storm van, Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century: Volume I - General Historical Introduction - Noord Holland, (other volumes- vol.II a/b and III)(Goy-Houten, Netherlands: Hes & De Graaf, 2006) I found this useful when writing about Frederick de Wit’s shop bindings. George Carhart -----Original Message----- From: Tom Crawford Sent: Dec 7, 2011 7:56 PM To: maphist@geo.uu.nl Subject: [MapHist] Emblem on Cover of Blaeu Atlas Novus 1645 Dear MapHisters, I am currently writing my undergraduate dissertation on Blaeu’s Atlas Novus of 1645. It is dedicated to Joseph Hill (1625-1707) a nonconformist minister who spent much time in the United Provinces (Alumni Cantabrigienses). On the front cover there is an emblem which I am having trouble deciphering. It is of a bird gorged with a crown and a cresset or beacon ablaze with a ladder. Would anyone know of whom or what this emblem may represent? I have posted a photo online: https://picasaweb.google.com/112232999000028493690/Blaeu1645AtlasNovus?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCPCsp5Wf_8_pQw&feat=directlink Kind regards, Tom Crawford   Geography Undergraduate, University of Bristol. Dr. phil. George S. Carhart Habilitand und Freier Wissenschaftler für Kartographiegeschichte Institute für Kartographie, Technische Universität Dresden -------- Allacher Str. 196 D-80997 München (+49)0171-7550798 ---- 7 Lafayette Str. Portland, ME 04101 USA (+1)207-775-1239

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