City maps Jacob van Deventer

Jacob Roelofs van Deventer (born in Kampen, c. 1500/1505, died in Cologne, 1575) was a Dutch cartographer of the Renaissance. He is today best known for his work in systematically cartographing all Dutch towns and cities of his time. The scans are made with a professional scanner directly from the photographic source material in high resolution.

Jacob van Deventer was among the first to make systematic use of triangulation, a technique whose theory was described by his contemporary Gemma Frisius in his 1533 book, Libellus de locorum describendorum ratione. In 1536 he produced a printed map of Brabant, the first such map to be published in the Netherlands. He then launched into an impressive career as a mapmaker. In 1559, he was tasked by King Philip II with the project that was to become his life's work: the systematic cartography of all cities of the Netherlands. The resulting maps were kept unpublished because of their military value. As a result, they later became forgotten and were rediscovered only in the late 19th century.

Jacobus van Deventer worked on this monumental project until his death in 1575. In the course of fifteen years, he created between 250 and 260 city maps, covering an area from Friesland to what is today the north of France, and reaching into Luxembourg and the west of Germany. All maps were made according to the same scheme, using a scale of c. 1:8,000.

On this cd the following cities in their nearer surroundings;

Aardenburg, Alkmaar, Almelo, Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Appingedam, Arnhem, Asperen, Axel, Bergen op zoom, Beverwijk, Bolsward, Bredevoort, Brielle, Brouwershaven, Buren, Coevorden, Culemborg, Delden, Delft, DenBosch, DenHaag, Deventer, Doesburg, Doetinchem, Dokkum, Dordrecht, Echt, Edam, Eindhoven, Elburg, Enkhuizen, Enschede, Franeker, Geertruidenberg, Geervliet, Genemuiden, Goedereede, Goes, Goor, Gorinchem, Gouda, Groenlo, Groningen, Grootebroek, Haarlem, Hardenberg, Harderwijk, Harlingen, Hasselt, Hattem, Helmond, Heukelum, Heusden, Hindeloopen, Hoorn, Hulst, IJlst, IJsselstein, Kampen, Kuinre, Leerdam, Leeuwarden, Leiden, Lochem, Medemblik, Megen, Middelburg, Monnickendam, Montfoort, Montfort, Muiden, Naarden, Nieuwpoort, Nijmegen, Oldenzaal, Oostburg, Ootmarsum, Oudewater, Purmerend, Reimerswaal, Rhenen, Roermond, Rotterdam, 's-Heerenberg, Schiedam, Schoonhoven, Sloten, Sluis, Sneek, St Maartensdijk, Staveren, Steenwijk, Tholen, Tiel, Utrecht, Valkenburg, Veere, Venlo, Vianen, Vlaardingen, Vlissingen, Vollenhove, Wageningen, Weert, Weesp, Westkapelle, Wijk bij duurstede, Woerden, Workum, Woudrichem, Zaltbommel, Zevenbergen, Zierikzee, Zutphen, Zwolle.