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The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Joan Blaeu's 'Atlas Maior', completed in 1665. The original 11-volume Latin edition put Blaeu ahead of his staunch competitior, mapmaker Joanes Janssonius, whose rivalry inspired Blaeu to produce a grandiose edition of the largest and most complete atlas to date.Blaeu, Joan is the author of 'Joan Blaeu Atlas Maior of 1665 Anglia, Scotia & Hibernia', published 2006 under ISBN 9783822851043 and ISBN 3822851043.
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