File:Vectis Insula by Blaeu.jpg

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English: historic map of the Isle of Wight (Vectis Insvla), close off the south coast of England
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Source www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~281519~90053034
Author
Joan Blaeu  (1596–1673)  wikidata:Q379677
 
Joan Blaeu
Alternative names
Johannes Blaeu; John Wiliamson Blaeu; Johannes Willemszoon Blaeu
Description Dutch cartographer, publisher, instrument maker and book printer
Date of birth/death 23 September 1596 Edit this at Wikidata 28 December 1673 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Alkmaar Edit this at Wikidata Amsterdam Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1615 Edit this at Wikidata–1673 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Amsterdam; Vienna; Amsterdam (1631–1662) Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q379677

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