The product of more than a decade of research, this remarkable reference is the first comprehensive volume on globes made in the Netherlands. Authored by Dr. Peter van der Krogt, a renowned scholar of geography and cartographic history, the study covers the globemakers of Amsterdam, Antwerp, Louvain, and Brussels from before the Renaissance to the mass produced globes of the 19th and 20th centuries, with a special emphasis on those produced in the late 16th- and early 17th- centuries, when Amsterdam had a monopoly on globe production. The second part of the book is a thorough carto-bibliography of every globe made in the Netherlands. Features a section with 16 color plates, showing stunning details of some of the most beautiful globes ever produced. With appendices, reference bibliography, index of names, and more. Translated into English by Elizabeth Daverman. Published in Utrecht by HES Publishers. 647 pages. Hardbound in dark brown cloth with gilt title on cover and spine and an illustrated dust jacket.

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Condition: A

Contents are clean and tight. Covers are slightly bumped with minor soiling. Dust jacket has light shelf wear and a few short tears.