{"id":27116,"date":"2025-04-16T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiek\/niet-gecategoriseerd\/gouda-blaeu-1649\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:37:48","slug":"gouda-blaeu-1649","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/city-plans\/other-dutch-cities-city-plans\/gouda-blaeu-1649\/","title":{"rendered":"Gouda &#8211; Joan Blaeu, 1649"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"314\"><strong data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"111\">Gouda<\/strong>, copper engraving published by <strong data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"111\">Joan Blaeu <\/strong>in <strong data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"111\">1649.<\/strong> The map was made for a Latin edition of Blaeu\u2019s famous townbook. Coloured by a later hand. Size (print): 38.5 x 50.5 cm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"616\">Characteristic of the map of Gouda is the centrally located triangular market square, featuring the late Gothic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goudastadhuis.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">town hall<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sint_Janskerk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sint Janskerk<\/a> lies slightly to the south of it, surrounded by houses. In the upper corners of the map are the coats of arms of Holland (left) and Gouda (right).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"837\">Joan Blaeu dedicated the map &#8220;to the very honorable and highly knowledgeable gentlemen <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>schout<\/em> <\/a>(sheriff), mayors, aldermen, and the entire council of the city of Gouda,&#8221; which indicates that the city provided a model for the map.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"1384\">On May 17, 1649, the mayors granted Joan Blaeu permission &#8220;to have the city and respective streets measured at the city&#8217;s expense.&#8221; Since the townbook was already published in the course of 1649, this could not have been a new survey, but merely a verification.Possibly Blaeu enlarged the map from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marcus_Zuerius_van_Boxhorn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcus Boxhorn<\/a>\u2019s <em data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1184\">Theatrum Hollandiae<\/em> and had it verified in Gouda, during which the notable buildings were drawn and a street name list was compiled. One small error was the &#8220;Walesteeg&#8221;, which is labeled &#8220;<em>Watersteegh<\/em>&#8221; (no. 18) on the map.<\/p>\n<p>Price: Euro 750,-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gouda, copper engraving published by Joan Blaeu in 1649. The map was made for a Latin edition of Blaeu\u2019s famous townbook. Coloured by a later hand. Size (print): 38.5 x 50.5 cm. Characteristic of the map of Gouda is the centrally located triangular market square, featuring the late Gothic town hall. 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