Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana
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Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana is a monumental 17th-century world atlas by Joan Blaeu, renowned for its richly detailed maps and lavish baroque cartography.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana canonical | 1 |
| Cosmographia Blaviana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3026858 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana Context triple: [Atlas Maior, originalTitle, Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana]
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A.
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is a pioneering 16th-century world atlas by Abraham Ortelius, often regarded as the first modern atlas for systematically compiling uniform maps of the known world.
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B.
Ortelius’s Parergon
Ortelius’s Parergon is a celebrated series of historical and thematic maps by Abraham Ortelius, often published as a supplement to his pioneering world atlas.
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C.
Mysterium Cosmographicum
Mysterium Cosmographicum is Johannes Kepler’s early astronomical treatise in which he proposes a geometric model of the solar system based on nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
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D.
Somnium Scipionis
Somnium Scipionis is a philosophical dream-vision from Cicero’s De re publica that explores the soul’s immortality, cosmic order, and the rewards of virtuous public service.
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E.
Harmonices Mundi
Harmonices Mundi is Johannes Kepler’s 1619 treatise in which he explores the mathematical harmony of the cosmos and formulates his third law of planetary motion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana Target entity description: Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana is a monumental 17th-century world atlas by Joan Blaeu, renowned for its richly detailed maps and lavish baroque cartography.
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A.
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is a pioneering 16th-century world atlas by Abraham Ortelius, often regarded as the first modern atlas for systematically compiling uniform maps of the known world.
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B.
Ortelius’s Parergon
Ortelius’s Parergon is a celebrated series of historical and thematic maps by Abraham Ortelius, often published as a supplement to his pioneering world atlas.
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C.
Mysterium Cosmographicum
Mysterium Cosmographicum is Johannes Kepler’s early astronomical treatise in which he proposes a geometric model of the solar system based on nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
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D.
Somnium Scipionis
Somnium Scipionis is a philosophical dream-vision from Cicero’s De re publica that explores the soul’s immortality, cosmic order, and the rewards of virtuous public service.
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E.
Harmonices Mundi
Harmonices Mundi is Johannes Kepler’s 1619 treatise in which he explores the mathematical harmony of the cosmos and formulates his third law of planetary motion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century book
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cartographic work ⓘ world atlas ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Atlas Maior
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Cosmographia Blaviana ⓘ
linked to:
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana
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| artStyle | Baroque decorative style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Blaeu publishing house
ⓘ
linked to:
Blaeu family cartographic enterprise
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| author | Joan Blaeu ⓘ |
| cartographicStyle | Baroque ⓘ |
| contains |
decorative cartouches
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engraved maps ⓘ illustrated title pages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Joan Blaeu ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major monument of Dutch cartography
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milestone in baroque cartography ⓘ |
| field |
cartography
ⓘ
geography ⓘ |
| genre | atlas ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
indices of places
ⓘ
textual descriptions of regions ⓘ |
| hasMapType |
nautical-related maps
ⓘ
political maps ⓘ topographical maps ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
continental maps
ⓘ
regional maps ⓘ world maps ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most splendid atlases of the 17th century ⓘ |
| influenced | later atlas making ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
scholars
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wealthy patrons ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| medium | printed book ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-format atlas production
ⓘ
lavish baroque cartography ⓘ richly detailed maps ⓘ |
| partOf |
Blaeu atlases
ⓘ
linked to:
Blaeu family cartographic enterprise
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| placeOfPublication | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Joan Blaeu ⓘ |
| subjectArea | cosmography ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 17th-century world ⓘ |
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Subject: Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana Description of subject: Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana is a monumental 17th-century world atlas by Joan Blaeu, renowned for its richly detailed maps and lavish baroque cartography.
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linked to: Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana