Blaeu

or Blaeuw, Blaew

[ blou ]

/ blaʊ /

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noun

Wil·lem Jans·zoon

[vil-uhm -yahn-suhn, -sohn], /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən, -soʊn/, 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.

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How to use Blaeu in a sentence

The theological works were printed in four volumes in folio, by the heirs of Blaeu, at Amsterdam, in 1679.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius|Jean Lvesque de Burigny
In the year 1602 Blaeu issued a terrestrial and a celestial globe, each having a diameter of 23 cm.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol II|Edward Luther Stevenson
Blaeu for certain features of this edition, in which he followed a practice of the time.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol II|Edward Luther Stevenson
A new and accurate sphere of the earth and sea newly revised and corrected by Willem Blaeu.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol II|Edward Luther Stevenson

It will be noted that the family name Blaeu was not employed in the signature, but instead Alcmar, the name of his native place.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol II|Edward Luther Stevenson