Groundbreakers

Remarkable Maps from the Low Countries, 1500–1900

Anne-Rieke van Schaik

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Cannibal/Hannibal Publishers
24 July 2024

Prints & printmaking; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Historical maps & atlases; Cartography, map-making & projections

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As well as showing a particular region and historical situation, an old map endlessly provokes new questions. In Groundbreakers, map historian Anne-Rieke van Schaik delves into the stories behind various maps, prints, atlases, globes and instruments from the Phoebus Foundation's world-famous collection. The objects tell of the glory days of the history of cartography, but also of darker matters, from the struggle against flooding and the Eighty Years' War to colonial expansion and the Belgian struggle for independence. Well-known mapmakers such as Gerard Mercator, Abraham Ortelius and Joan Blaeu are featured in addition to numerous anonymous surveyors and cartographers.

Groundbreakers invites us to discover and question the history of cartography in the Netherlands, in order to explore and expand the horizons of our own world.

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Remarkable maps and atlases reveal the rich history of cartography in the Low Countries

By: Anne-Rieke van Schaik
Imprint: Cannibal/Hannibal Publishers
Country of Publication: Belgium
Dimensions: Height: 290mm, Width: 250mm,
ISBN: 9789464941043
ISBN 10: 9464941049
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 24 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming