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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 367390, member: 2844&quot;]It is a very nice portfolio, and I&#039;m sure there will be some interest for it in both Germany and the Netherlands.</p><p>The map is after an original from 1645 by Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu. Joan is a man&#039;s name in this case, like Johan or John.</p><p>The Blaeu map:</p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Blaeu_1645_-_Comitatus_Marchia_et_Ravensberg.jpg/1024px-Blaeu_1645_-_Comitatus_Marchia_et_Ravensberg.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Comitatus Marchia et Ravensberg is Latin for the counties of Mark and Ravensberg, which are located in northwestern Germany.</p><p>The other prints are of towns in that region.</p><p><br /></p><p>For some reason they changed the colour of the Ravensberg crest from red to blue. It was red in Blaeu&#039;s day, and it is still red, according to the wiki page:</p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Eppstein.PNG/117px-Eppstein.PNG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The Mark crest is red and white blocks on a gold background, the way Blaeu depicted it:</p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Everhard_van_der_Mark_wapen.svg/118px-Everhard_van_der_Mark_wapen.svg.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Be sure to include the name Blaeu in your listing. Joan and his father Willem were the most famous cartographers of their day, and originals fetch high prices. Facsimiles are also in demand, although the colour change could be an issue for some.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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