{"product_id":"europe-bookmark","title":"Europe Bookmark","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe British Isles in rose pink, France in gold, the North Sea labelled \u003cem\u003eNoort Zee\u003c\/em\u003e, and a galleon in full sail heading north — this is a detail from a map by Joan Blaeu, the greatest cartographer of the Dutch Golden Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBlaeu (1596–1673) inherited his father's Amsterdam workshop and turned it into the most celebrated map-making house in Europe. He was official cartographer to the Dutch East India Company, and his \u003cem\u003eAtlas Maior\u003c\/em\u003e of 1662 — eleven volumes, six hundred maps, hand-coloured and gilded — was the most expensive book money could buy in the seventeenth century. Maps then were as much decoration as navigation: made to be pored over, argued with, and hung on a wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAt 48 × 162mm with a red ribbon marker, it lies flat in any book. A handsome small gift for a historian, a traveller, a lover of antique maps, or anyone whose reading runs to exploration and the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCome and see the full Museums \u0026amp; Galleries range in the shop — there's always more on the shelves than we can fit online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntique map detail by Joan Blaeu (1596–1673), the leading cartographer of the Dutch Golden Age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-coloured map of Western Europe with a sailing ship and period place names\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed ribbon marker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e48mm × 162mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseums \u0026amp; Galleries, the British art-stationery publisher behind the V\u0026amp;A, Tate, Natural History Museum and British Museum ranges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlat enough to post inside a greetings card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for historians, travellers, map collectors and book club gifts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWho was Joan Blaeu?\u003c\/strong\u003e A Dutch cartographer (1596–1673) who ran Europe's most famous map-making workshop in Amsterdam and served as official cartographer to the Dutch East India Company. His \u003cem\u003eAtlas Maior\u003c\/em\u003e of 1662 was the most lavish and expensive book of its age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does the map show?\u003c\/strong\u003e Western Europe, including the British Isles, France and Spain, with a sailing ship in the North Sea and place names in the Latin and Dutch of the period.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat colour is the ribbon?\u003c\/strong\u003e Red.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat size is the bookmark?\u003c\/strong\u003e 48mm wide by 162mm tall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIs it suitable as a gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — a handsome small gift on its own, and light enough to post inside a card.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums \u0026 Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56529693573498,"sku":"GBM256","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/8187\/4234\/files\/19119-3b93912e-48f5-4c8a-b44f-182b3e5f73e0.jpg?v=1790500075","url":"https:\/\/wrapped.shop\/products\/europe-bookmark","provider":"Wrapped!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}