![]() ![]() To me, this indicates that the two genitive phrases totius terrarum and novi orbis are presented as two different, but equally valid ways of describing the same nova tabula. In this case, we have descriptive genitives separated by sive within the frame nova.tabula. It entails placing the modifier first in a sentence, clause, or phrase, and the modified noun last. The text Jeff has given provides, I believe, a clear example of "framing," a very common technique in Latin composition. "A new map of all (of) the lands, or of the new world." (Note that novi modifies orbis not tabula.)ĮDIT-The justification for my translation: I now believe that we should read your text as: Latin had a different way of indicating "not only.but also." "Not only Mars, but also Ares, was the god of war." Example:Ĭlearly, the two names are simply alternative ways of referring to the same deity. Sive suggests that the thing being described differs only in the words used to refer to it. ![]() The Early Latin genitive plural of terra was terrōm, which developed into terrāsom, which, through rhotacism, became terrārom, which then became the familiar classical terrārum.Īs for your translation, I would not feel comfortable using "not only.but also" for sive. Joan died a year later and is buried in the Westerkerk in Amsterdam.Click to expand.I am not familiar that that winged "O"-honestly, I don't even know whether it's meant to be an "O" or a "U." Either would be correct. Joan’s productivity slammed to a halt in 1672, when a fire completely destroyed his workshop and stock. He is also known for his town plans and wall maps of the continents. It is one of the most sought-after atlases by collectors and institutions today due to the attention to the detail, quality, and beauty of the maps. All the while, Joan was honing his own atlas. Joan also modified and greatly expanded his father’s Atlas novus, first published in 1635. This map was used as a template for the world map set in the floor of the Amsterdam Town Hall, the Groote Burger-Zaal, in 1655. Joan brought out many important works, including Nova et Accuratissima Terrarum Orbis Tabula, a world map to commemorate the Peace of Westphalia which brought news of Abel Tasman’s voyages in the Pacific to the attention of Europe. ![]() Initially, Joan trained as a lawyer, but he decided to join his father’s business rather than practice.Īfter his father’s death in 1638, Joan and his brother, Cornelis, took over their father’s shop and Joan took on his work as hydrographer to the Dutch East India Company. He inherited his father’s meticulous and striking mapmaking style and continued the Blaeu workshop until it burned in 1672. ![]() Joan, or Johannes, Blaeu (1596-1673) was the son of Willem Janszoon Blaeu. Because of the relatively scarity of this map and Blaeu's prominence as one of the most influential and decorative map makers of the Golden Age of Dutch Cartography, this map has become especially sought after by collectors and increasingly scarce on the market. The map depicts celestial figures seated among the clouds and representations of the four season below, with each figure seated in a chariot drawn by beasts and birds. The engraving, layout and elegance of decoration are all of the highest standard. This double hemisphere map was prepared at the end of the firm's publishing history and is much rarer than its predecessor. Unlike Blaeu's first world map which appeared in the majority of his atlases and was done on the Mercator projection, Blaeu utilizes a double hemisphere format and depicts California as an island. The map was also included in contemporary composite sea atlases of the period by Goos and others. Nice old color example of Blaeu's double hemisphere map of the World, originally prepared by Joan Blaeu for his Atlas Maior in 1662. African Islands, including Madagascar (68). ![]()
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