Willem Janzoon BLAEU
Netherlands

(1571 - 1638)
Also known as GUILELMUS JANSSONIUS, Willem Janszoon Blaeu (Dutch 1571 – 21 October 1638), was a Dutch cartographer, atlas maker and publisher. Along with his son Johannes Blaeu, Willem is considered one of the notable figures of the Netherlandish or Dutch school of cartography during its golden age in the 16th and 17th centuries.