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1664 – W. J. BLAEU – EUROPA RECENS DESCRIPTATitle: “Europa recens descripta a Guilielmo richly embellished map of Europe, which is an excellent representation of the decorative carte-a-figures style. Framed on both sides by five costumed figures, left border: Angli, Galli, Belgi, Castiliani, Venetiani and right border: Germani, Hungari, Bohemi, Poloni, Graeci. Along the upper edge runs a decorative border with nine European towns in oval frames: Amsterdam, Praga, Constantinopolis Venetia, Roma, Paris, London, Toledo and Lisboa. For European mapmakers their own continent contained few m... |
