COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Danckerts, Cornelis, approximately 1603-1656
Date:
1644
Short Title:
Magnæ Britanniæ Regem
Publisher:
Cornelius Dankertz
Publisher Location:
Amsterdam
Type:
Atlas Map
Type:
Wall Map
Obj Height cm:
137
Obj Width cm:
170
Scale 1:
Scale not determined.
Note:
1 map : copperplate engraving on 12 sheets, hand colour. Arms of the Tudor monarchs in the top right corner, on top of a decorative cartouche containing the title and dedication to Michael de Blond (or Blon, or Oblon), the Swedish Ambassador to England. Surrounding the inscription are various putti, who ride a dolphin (left), play with armour, sit on sheep (right), or support fruit swags hanging above Blond's arms (a saltire). Scale bars and imprint in a decorative cartouche in the bottom left. This is an impression of the first state of Danckerts' wall map, which was revised and reissued by his son Dancker around 1660. Confusingly, the 'Sanson' credited in the title is not Nicolas Sanson, Danckerts' famous contemporary, but probably Christopher Saxton, whose map of 1583 was clearly one of Danckerts' cartographic sources. In a sign of his reliance on Saxton, Danckerts has reproduced the (now outdated) Tudor arms in exactly the same place as Saxton, who in turn derived this detail from still earlier models, for example the small map of England by Richard Lyne (c. 1574). According to Rodney Shirley, Saxton's sheet was reissued sometime in the 1640s, and its timely reappearance might have spurred Danckerts to emulate it.
Reference:
R. Shirley, Early Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1477-1650, East Grinstead, rev. ed. 1991, p. 182, no. 536
Country:
United Kingdom
Country:
England
Country:
Wales
Full Title:
Nobilissimo Spectatissimo Dno. Do Michæli Blondo S: Coronæ Et Mti. Sveciæ Ad Serenissimvm Magnæ Britanniæ Regem A Mandatis Artis Scvlptoriæ Omnisqve Artificiosæ Elegantiæ Amatori. Hanc Novißimam et accuratißimam orbis Arctoi, imprimisque Regni Angliæ Tabulam, nuper quidem a doctiso. viro Do. T. Sanson delineatam, sed iam multis in locis auctam et emēdatam per Cor: Dankerm. Dedicat Consecratq. Cornelius Dankerus.
List No:
10151.013
Page No:
BL System Number 018158116 Maps K.A.R.(10).
Series No:
13
Publication Author:
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
Publication Author:
Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612
Publication Author:
Visscher, Claes Jansz
Publication Author:
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Publication Author:
Tassin, Christophe Nicolas
Pub Date:
1660
Pub Title:
(Klencke Atlas). Orbis Terræ Compendium, Carolo Secundo dedicatum a I. Kliencke (a Collection of Maps by Blaeu, Hondius, Visscher, &c.)
Pub Reference:
British Library Maps K.A.R. R. Shirley, The Mapping of the World: Early Printed World Maps 1472-1700, London, 1993, 2nd ed, pp. 392-6, no. 371. In the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829. .British Museum, Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829
Pub Note:
The Klencke Atlas resides at the British Library and we are grateful to them for providing scanned images of the atlas and complete catalog metadata as part of a joint project to scan and catalog the maps and atlases from the low countries of Europe that are part of the King George III Topographical Collections. From the British Library description: "The Klencke Atlas is one of the world's biggest: it measures 176 x 231 cm when open. It takes its name from Joannes Klencke, who presented it to Charles II on his restoration to the British thrones in 1660. Its size and its 40 or so large wall maps from the Golden Age of Dutch mapmaking were supposed to suggest that it contained all the knowledge in the world. At another level, it was a bribe intended to spur the King into granting Klencke and his associates trading privileges and titles. Charles, who was a map enthusiast, appreciated the gift. He placed the atlas with his most precious possessions in his cabinet of curiosities, and Klencke was knighted. Later generations have benefited too. The binding has protected the wall maps which have survived for us to enjoy - unlike the vast majority of other wall maps which, exposed to light, heat and dirt when hung on walls, have crumbled away. Titled 'Orbis Terræ Compendium, Carolo Secundo dedicatum a I. Kliencke. i.e. a Collection of Maps by Blaeu, Hondius, Visscher, &c. One Volume 5 feet 10 inches by 3 feet 2 inches." For more on the Klencke Atlas, see the British Library website, https://www.bl.uk/c…
Pub List No:
10151.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
42
Pub Height cm:
176
Pub Width cm:
116
Image No:
10151013.jp2
Authors:
Danckerts, Cornelis, approximately 1603-1656
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Magnæ Britanniæ Regem
