Maps Missing from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library Columbia University
Maps from an Extra-illustrated Blaeu Atlas
Atlas Major
, [German text edition, 1667?] 9 volumesThe extra-illustrations in the Blaeu atlas volumes were never recorded. Since this atlas was unique, we have made an effort to reconstruct it using the list of maps for the Dutch and Latin Blaeu editions as given in Koeman's Bibliography (1967).
Blaeu Atlas Major, volume 1
Two missing items are extra-illustrations. One may be a world map and the other a celestial map, judging from their places in the volume.
Blaeu Atlas Major, volume 2, . . . Teutschlandt . . . Ungarn . . .
At least 52 maps have been cut out with a razor.Numbered leaves beyond 63 are missing. The register is missing at the end of the text.These missing leaves correspond to some of the following maps (there is often letterpress text on the back of the engraved maps).
(1) Nova Totius Germaniae Descriptio
(2) Pomeraniae Ducatus Tabula
(3) Rugia insula ac ducatus
(4) Inferioris Saxoniae Circulus
(5) Meklenburg Ducatus
(6) Marchionatus Brandenburgicus
(7) March. Brandenburgici Pars, quae Marchia Media [...audit]
(9) Magdeburgensis Archiepiscopatus
(10) Episcopatus Halberstat
(11) Episcopatus Hildesiensis
(12) Nova & Accurata Ducatuum Slesvici Et Holsatiae Tabula
(15) Ducatus Bremae & Ferdae
(16) Hassia Landgraviatus
(17) Thuringia Landgraviatus
(18) Saxonia Superior, Cum Lusatia et Misnia
(19) Lusatia superior
(20) Bohemia
(21) Silesia Ducatus
(22) Ducatus Silesiae Iaurani Delineatio
(23) Ducatus Silesiae Glogani
(24) Baronatus Carolato Bethaniensis In Silesia Inferiore
(25) Ducatus Silesiae Wolanus
(26) Ducatus Silesiae Ligniciensis
(27) Ducatus Silesiae Grotganus cum Districtu Episcopali Nissensi
(28) Comitatus Glatz
(29) Moravia Marchionatus
(30) Hungaria Regnum
(31) Transylvania Sibenburgen.
(32) Karstia, Carniola, Histria et Windorum marchia
(33) Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae parte
(34) Stiria/Steyrmarck
(35) Austria Archiducatus
(36) Archiducatus Austriae Superioris
(37) Salzburg Archiepiscopatus, et Carinthia Ducatus
(38) Bavaria Ducatus
(39) Palatinatus Bavariae
(41) Wirtenberg Ducatus
(42) Sueviae nova Tabula
(43) Civitatis Imp. Lindaviensis Territorium
(44) Territorii Lindaviensis Pars Septentrionalis
(45) Walliserlandt
(46) Alpinae seu Foederatae Rhaetiae
(47) Das Wiflispurgergow
(48) Argow cum parte merid. Zurrichgow
(49) Zurichgow et Basiliensis provincia
(50) Alsatia Landgraviatus, cum Suntgoia et Brisoia
(51) Sundgow
(52) Palatinatus ad Rhenum
(53) Erpach Comitatus
(54) Hassia Superior et Moguntinus Archiepiscopatus
(55) Nassovia Comitatus
(56) Iuliacensis Et Montensis Ducatus
(57) Comitatus Marchia et Ravensberg
(58) Clivia Ducatus et Ravestein Dominium
(59) Archiepiscopatus Trevirensis
(60) Germaniae Veteris, typus
Blaeu Atlas Major, volume 3, . . . Das Königliche Niederlandt
At least seven maps have been removed.
The following numbered leaves are missing:
1, 15-16, 19, 21, 26
These missing leaves correspond to the following maps (there is often letterpress text on the back of the engraved maps):
(1) (1) Novus XVII Inferioris Germaniae Provinciarum Typus
(15) (3) Ducatus Limburgum
(16) (4) ?
(19) (5) Namurcum Comitatus
(21) (6) Artesia, Comitatus. Artois.
Blaeu Atlas Major, volume 4, . . . Das Königreich Engelandt
Fifty-eight (58) maps have been removed.
Two extra-illustrations appear to be missing. The following numbered leaves are missing and correspond to the following missing maps (letterpress text is on the back of the engraved maps in almost all cases):
(73) (2) Britannia prout divisa fuit temporibus Anglo-Saxonum, . . . De Engel-Saxen
(86) (3) Anglia Regnum
(103) (4) Cornubia sive Cornwallia
(113) (5) Devonia vulgo Devon-shire
(119) (6) Comitatus Dorcestria, sive Dorsettia
(125) (7) Somersettensis Comitatus
(137) (8) Wiltonia sive Comitatus Wiltoniensis
(145) (9) Hantonia sive Southantonensis Comitatus
(153) (10) Vectis insula
(157) (11) Bercheria vernacule Barkshire
(163) (12) Surria Vernacule Surrey
(169) (13) Suthsexia Vernacule Sussex
(177) (14) Cantium Vernacule Kent
(193) (15) Glocestria Ducatus
(201) (16) Oxonium Comitatus, Vulgo Oxford shire
(209) (17) Bedfordiensis Comitatus;/Buckinghamiensis Comitatus
(215) (18) Hertfordia Comitatus
(221) (19) Middle-sexia
(233) (20) Essexia Comitatus
(243) (21) Suffolcia. Vernacule Suffolke
(251) (22) Nortfolcia; Norfolke
(259) (23) Cantabrigiensis Comitatus
(265) (24) Huntingdonensis Comitatus
(269) (25) Comitatus Northantonensis
(275) (26) Leicestrensis Comitatus
(279) (27) Rutlandia Comitatus
(281) (28) Lincolnia Comitatus
(291) (29) Comitatus Nottinghamiensis
(293) (30) Darbiensis Comitatus
(297) (31) Wigorniensis Comitatus et Comitatus Warwicensis
(307) (32) Staffordiensis Comitatus
(311) (33) Comitatus Salopiensis
(317) (34) Cestria Comitatus Palatinus
(323) (35) Wallia Principatus Vulgo Wales
(325) (36) Herefordia Comitatus
(329) (37) Radnoria Comitatus
(373) (38) Monumethensis Comitatus
(377) (39) Glamorganensis Comitatus
(381) (40) Penbrochia Comitatus et Comitatus Caermaridunum
(387) (41) Ceretica; sive Cardiganensis Comitatus
(389) (42) Montgomeria Comitatus et Comitatus Mervinia
(393) (43) Comitatus Caernarvoniensis
(401) (44) Ducatus Eboracensis Anglice York Shire
(403) (45) Ducatus Eboracensis pars occidentalis
(413) (46) Ducatus Eboracensis pars orientalis
(417) (47) Ducatus Eboracensis pars borealis
(427) (48) Episcopatus Dunelmensis
(433) (49) Lancastria Palatinatus
(441) (50) Westmoria Comitatus
(443) (51) Cumbria; vulgo Cumberland
(461) (52) Comitatus Northumbria
(475) (53) Mona
(481) (54) Insula Sacra; Vulgo Holy Island; et Farne
(483) (55) Sarnia insula, Vulgo Garnsey: et insula Caesarea, vernacule Iarsey
Blaeu Atlas Major, volume 5, . . . Die Königreiche Schotlandt und Yrlandt
One extra-illustration appears to have been removed in addition to the maps identified below.
Scotland
A missing leaf corresponds to the following map:
(69) (1) Carricta Meridionalis. The South part of Carrick
Ireland
(1) (2) Hibernia Regnum
(19) (3) Lagenia; Anglis Leinster
(21) (4) Baronia Udrone In Comitatu Catherloughae
Blaeu Atlas Major, volume 6. . . Das Königreich Franckreich
No less than fifty (50) maps have been removed.
The following numbered leaves are missing from the volume :
5, 9-20, 23, 25, 27-32, 34-38, 41-46, 48-49, 51-54, 58, 65
These missing leaves correspond to the following maps (there is often letterpress German text on the back of the engraved maps):
(1) Gallia, Vulgo La France
(2) Le Gouvernement de L'Isle de France
(3) Ager Parisiensis Vulgo L'Isle de France
(4) Gastinois et Hurepois
(5) Carte Du Pays et Forest D'Yveline, que quelques uns mettent pour
la partie Septentrionale De L'Hurepois
(6) Comitatus Bellovacum
(7) Valesium Ducatus
(8) Champagne latine Campania, Comitatus
(9) Dioecese de Rheims, et le païs de Rethel
(10) Le Pais De Brie
(11) Nova Picardiae Tabula
(12) Descriptio Veromanduorum/Gouvernement de la Capelle
(13) Le Pays De Caux
(14) Perchensis Comitatus
(15) Britannia Ducatus
(16) Ducatus Andegavensis
(17) Loudonois. Laudanum/Mirebalais
(18) Belsia, Vulgo La Beausse
(19) Comitatus Blesensis
(20) Ducatus Turonensis
(21) Bituricum Ducatus
(22) Pictaviae Ducatus Descriptio
(23) Insulae Divi Martini et Uliarus, Vulgo L'Isle de Ré et Oleron
(24) Lemovicum/Topographia Limaniae
(25) Borbonium Ducatus
(26) Petrocorium Comitatus Vulgo La Comtee De Perigort
(27) Dioecesis Sarlatensis
(28) Cadurcium Vernaculé Querci
(29) Carte Du Bourdelois
(30) Principatus Benearnia
(31) Languedoc
(32) Provincia (vulgo Provence)
(33) La Principauté D'Orange et Comtat de Venaissin
(34) Delphinatus vulgo Dauphiné
(35) Lionnois, Forest, Beauiolois et Masconnois
(36) Bressia Vulgo Bresse
(37) La Souverainete De Dombes
(38) Territorium Metense
(39) Le Souverainetez de Sedan et de Raucourt et la Prevosté de Doncheri
(40) Lacus Lemanni
(41) Sabaudia Ducatus
Leaves 58 and 65 pertain to "Caroli Magni Reich." There may be two maps missing
that are labeled "Caroli Magni Imperium" or something to that effect.
Blaeu Atlas Major, volume 7, . . . Italien und Griechenlandt
No less than 58 stubs have been removed.
The following numbered leaves are missing from the section on Italy:
16, 21-26, 28-29, 34, 36, 42-45, 47, 49, 53-54, 57-60, 63-64, 66-68, 70, 72, 74, 77, 88, 94, 97-98, 108?, 109, 119-121, 123-124, 128
These numbered leaves correspond to the titled maps as follows and most often will have letterpress German text on the verso:
16 (1) Piemonte Et Monferrato
21 (2) Montisferrati Ducatus
22 (3) Liguria, ò Stato della Republica di Genova
23 (4) Riviera di Genova da Ponente
24 (5) Riviera di Genova di Levante
25 (6) Corsica Insula
(7) Stato di Milano
28 (8) Parte Alpestre Dello Stato di Milano
29 (9) Ducato overo Territorio di Milano
34 (10) Ducato di Modena, Regio et Carpi
36 (11) Dominio Veneto Nell'Italia
42 (12) Territorio di Bergamo
43 (13) Territorio di Brescia et di Crema
44 (14) Territorio Cremasco
45 (15) Territorio di Verona
47 (16) Territorio di Vicenza
49 (17) Territorio Padovano
53 (18) Polesine di Rovigo
54 (19) Territorio Trevigiano
57 (20) Patria del Friuli olim Forum Iulii
58 (21) Istria olim Iapidia
59 (22) Territorio di Trento
60 (23) Stato della Chiesa, Con la Toscana
(24) Ducato di Ferrara
63 (25) Territorio di Bologna
64 (26) Romagna olim Flaminia
66 (27) Ducato di Urbino
67 (28) "
68 (29) "
70 (30) Marca D'Ancona olim Picenum
72 (31) Territorio Perugino
74 (32) Umbria overo Ducato di Spoleto
77 Campagna di Roma olim Latium, Ducatus Braccianus, olim Sabatiae Regio
88 (33) Dominio Fiorentino
94 (34) Territorio di Siena et Ducato di Castro
97 (35) Ilva, hodiè Elba
98 (36) Stato Della Republica di Lucca
(38) Abruzzo Citra et Ultra
108 (39) Terra di Lavoro, olim Campania Felix
119 (40) Contado di Molise et Principato Ultra
120 (41) Capitanata, olim Mesapiae et Iapygiae Pars
(42) Insulae Tremitanae, olim Diomedeae dictae
121 (43) Principato Citra olim Picentia
123 (44) Terra di Bari et Basilicata
124 (45) Terra di Otranto olim Salentina et Iapigia
128 (46) Calabria Ultra olim Altera Magnae Graeciae pars
The following numbered leaves are missing from the Greece section:
1, 4, 6, 8
These numbered leaves probably correspond to the titled maps as follows and most often will have letterpress German text on the verso:
1 (49) Graecia
4 (50) Macedonia, Epirus et Achaia
6 (51) Morea
8 (52) Candia
Blaeu Atlas Major, volume 8....das Königreich Hispannien, benebenst folgenten Welt-Theilen Africa, und America
No less than 6 maps have been removed.
The missing leaf identified corresponds to the following map:
(6) Praefecturae Paranambucae Pars Meridionalis
Blaeu Atlas Major, volume 9, . . . Asia
One (1) map has been removed; this is probably an extra-illustration of some part of India or the East Indies.
Other Maps Missing From Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Atlanta Campaign. Map I illustrating the military operations of the Atlanta campaign. This map embraces the region extending from the Tennessee River to the Oostanaula River and exhibits the works of the U.S. and Confederate forces, 1864. Edward Ruger, 1875. Office of the Chief Engineers. 201/4 x 35.
Atlanta Campaign. Map V illustrating the military operations of the Atlanta campaign. This map includes the region from the Chattahoochie River south to Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station, and exhibits the works of the U.S. and Confederate forces, 1864. Compiled under the direction of O.M. Poe, 1877 in the office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. 261/2 x 251/4.
Gettysburg, Pa. Topographical Map - Gettysburg and Antietam. From War Game Map 1909-14. 78 x 66.
Ireland. Hiberniae regnum tam in praecipuas Ultoniae, Connaciae, Lageniae, et Momoniae ... peraccurate divisum ac noviter delineatum per Guilielum Petty et in lucem editum per Nicolaum Visscher. Amsterdam ... Nunc apud Peter Schenk [1690] 181/2 x 221/2.
Ireland. L'Irlande divisée par provinces civiles et ecclesiastiques. Par Mr. Brion. Paris, Chez le S. Desnos, 1766. 13 x 107/8.
Italy. L'Italie divisée en ses principaux estats ... dressé ... par le Sr. Jaillot.... A Paris ... 1718. 24 x 201/2.
Italy. A new map of the upper part of Italy ... by H. Moll. Printed & sold by Tho: Bowles ... and John Bowles ... [ca. 1750]. 40 x 23.
Morocco. Carta del Moghrib-ul-Acsa ossia dell' Impero di Marocco, giusta le piú recenti scoperte e combinazioni; formata e descritta da Jacopo Legato in Firenze, 1834. 123/4 x 143/4.
New Jersey (Bergen County). Colton's Road Map of Bergen County, New Jersey. New York, G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co., 1891. 15 x 21.
New York (City). New Yorke 1695. Lith. by G. Hayward for D. T. Valentine's Manual, 1850. Facsimile. 151/2 x 91/2.
Orbetello, Tuscany. Orbatello liberato de don Carlo della Gama dell'Assendio de Franzesi... [In Roma e In Firenze, 1646?]. 14 x 20 cm. Portrait of Don Carlo della Gatta Napoletano at top. A. F. Lucini Fece.
Prague. A plan of the city of Prague capital of the kingdom of Bohemia with the Prussian camp. For the London Magazine, 1757. 63/4 x 41/2.
Scotland. Exactissima Regni Scotiae tabula ... accurate divisa per Nicolaum Visscher, Amsterdam ... nunc apud P. Schenk, [ca. 1702]. 181/2 x 22.
Solar System. Manuscript map depicting course and period of several comets. 21.7 x 19.5 cm. D. E. Smith Collection.
United States. [Maps of the public land states and territories constructed from the public surveys and other official sources in the General Land Office ... Washington], 1865. 15 folded maps, bound in a volume 39 cm. Contents: Arkansas - Alabama - Florida - Iowa - Kansas & Nebraska - Louisiana - Missouri - Mississippi - Minnesota - Michigan - Illinois - Wisconsin - Oregon - California - Corrected map of the Public Land States & territories.
World. Typus Orbis Terrarum [From Mercator Atlas Minor, reduced from large atlas by Jacob Hondious, 1607.] 51/2 x 8.
World. Nova totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac hydrographica tabula. [Amsterdam] Guiljelmo Blaeuw [1640?] 17 x 221/4.
World. Planisphere Terrestre ... par Mr. de Cassini. A Paris chez Jean Baptiste Nolin ... 1696. 12" diameter. [Photographic print.]
World. Planisphere Terrestre ... par Mr. de Cassini. A Paris chez Jean Baptiste Nolin ... 1696. 12" diameter. [Photostat.] 2 copies.
World. Mappe-monde ou Carte générale ... Dressé sur les observations de Mss. de l'Acadèmie Royale des Sciences ... N. pub. Paris, n.d. 217/16 x 177/8. Possibly published in the 1760s. Border is in the form of a game to be played with dice.