Sweden, Uppland, Stockholm, Uppsala, J. Blaeu, 1662, Ducatus Uplandia

Large folio sized 17th century map of Uppsala County in Sweden. It shows the cities of Uppsala (Upsalia) and Stockholm (Stockholmia). Åland islands on the right side.
Two decorative cartouches and many coat-of-arms.

This map first appeared in the 1662 edition of Blaeu's Atlas Maior and is therefore quite scarce on the market.

Joan, or Johannes, Blaeu (1596-1673) was the son of Willem Janszoon Blaeu. He inherited his father's meticulous and striking mapmaking style and continued the Blaeu workshop until it burned in 1672. After 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.
Joan also modified and greatly expanded his father's Atlas novus, first published in 1635. All the while, Joan was honing his own atlas. He published the Atlas maior between 1662 and 1672. 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.

Excellent condition

Image 36x49cm, sheet 53,5x63cm