Quick tip – Blaeu atlas

8 April 2020 by Leave a Comment

I love to use old maps to see where my ancestors lived. One of the highlights in the history of cartography is the world atlas created by Willem Blaeu in 1662.

Erfgoed Leiden, the archives in Leiden, have digitized their Blaeu atlas. You can browse the atlas via Bladeren door Blaeu [Browse Blaeu]. Klik the pink button “Start met Bladeren” to browse the atlas.

You can filter by:

  • album [volume]
  • werelddeel [continent]
  • land [country]
  • plaats [town]

The names of the geographic locations are in Dutch. You can filter for Land – Nederland to get the maps of the Netherlands.

Map showing the provinces of Holland, Zeeland, and Utrecht, aligned with the north to the right (public domain)

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About Yvette Hoitink

Yvette Hoitink, MLitt, CG®, QG™ is a professional genealogist, writer, and lecturer in the Netherlands. She has a Master of Letters in Family and Local History from the University of Dundee, and holds the Certification of Genealogist and Qualified Genealogist credentials. Yvette served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists and won excellence awards for her articles in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. Yvette has been doing genealogy for over 30 years. She helps people from across the world find their ancestors from the Netherlands and its former colonies, including New Netherland. Read about Yvette's professional genealogy services.

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