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Joan Blaeu (born September 23 , 1596 in Alkmaar ; died May 28 , 1673 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch Cartographer . He was the son of cartographer Willem Blaeu . In 1620 he became a doctor of law but he joined the work of his father. In 1635 they published the ''. Around 1649 Joan Blaeu published a collection of Dutch city maps named ''Tooneel der Steeden'' (''Theater of Cities''). In 1651 he was voted into the Amsterdam council. In 1654 Joan published the first atlas of Scotland , devised by Timothy Pont . In 1662 he reissued the atlas with 11 volumes, and one for oceans. It was also known as ''Atlas Maior''. A cosmology was planned as their next project, but a fire destroyed the studio completely in 1672. Joan Blaue died in the following year. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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