Blaeu, Willem Janzsoon, Dutch cartographer, born at Alkmaar; his terrestrial and celestial globes have been admired for their excellence and accuracy (1571-1638). His son Jan edited a valuable atlas called “Atlas Major,” in 11 volumes; (d. 1673).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Blackwood, William * Blainville, Henri Marie