"The original maps ... first appeared in Dr. Joan Blaeu's 'Atlas major,' published in Amsterdam in 1662"-- T.p. verso
Published in cooperation with the Royal Geographical Society, London, whose copy of the Dutch-text edition was, with few exceptions, the basis for the present edition
Includes bibliographical references (p. 224)
English Book
Blaeu's The grand atlas of the 17th century world
introduction, captions, and selection of maps by John Goss; foreword by Peter Clark