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Willem Janszoon Blaeu

na 1621

Na een opleiding bij de beroemde Deense astronoom Tycho Brahe vestigde Willem Janszoon Blaeu zich als globe- en kaartenmaker in Amsterdam. Globes werden altijd in paren vervaardigd: een aard- en een hemelglobe. Hemelglobes tonen de belangrijkste s...

Object details

Maker(s)
Uitgever: Willem Janszoon Blaeu
1571 - 1638
Uitgever: Jan Jansz. van Keulen
1646 - 1689
Date
na 1621
Dimensions
Algemeen: h 59 × b 49 cm
Onderdelen (globe): Ø 41 cm
Onderdelen (stoel): h 32 × b 49 cm
Inscription
SignatureGuilhelmus Janssonius Blaeu
Object type
hemelglobes
Collection
oriëntatie in tijd of ruimte
Object number
PDMeu 48-B
Location
Not on display at the museum
Method of acquisition
aankoop
Date of acquisition
1951
Credit line

Collectie Museum Prinsenhof Delft (foto Tom Haartsen)

Collection Museum Prinsenhof Delft (photo Tom Haartsen)

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