The Abraham Cowley
Text and Image Archive

Blaeu: Atlas Major (1662-63)



Pageant of the 4 Continents

One world is not enough





The vine-rich Rhine's banks





Americae tabula nova


The American Amazon




Guatemala / Cacao

Old World Cultural Histories // New World Cultural Reckonings // W. Blaeu's Earlier Atlases (1635-45) // Art, Nature, and Wonder