Ravensburger 1665 World Map 3,000-pc. Puzzle

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Willem Janszoon Blaeu founded one of history's greatest cartographic publishing firms in 1599. Using skills learned from Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, Blaeu started his business in Amsterdam as a globe and scientific instrument maker. He quickly expanded the business to include maps, charts and book publishing. Known for his accuracy and artistry, the mapmaker used a multitude of colors. Blaeu died in 1638 and left the shop to his two sons, Joan and Cornelis. The sons continued to expand the business and, after the death of Cornelis in 1644, Joan kept the business going. He too became known as a highly-skilled mapmaker. He completed one of his father's projects with the sixth volume of the Atlas Novus, in 1655. He immediately started on an even more lavish project of 12 volumes, which was published in 1662--the most expensive printed book of its time. The map you will piece together is a dual hemisphere map, published in 1665, and lives up to the reputation of one of the finest cartography houses of the 17th century. This 3000 piece puzzle is 32 x 48 when finished.

We did this puzzle in about 6 months. The whole family took turns participating. It was extremely difficult but alot of quality family time was spent together. My 5 year old who found many peices cried when we finished it. I glued it to a huge peice of cardboard, my husband made a frame for it and it will be hung in my kitchen to enjoy.


I've had this puzzle on my wishlist forever and my husband surprised me with it for Christmas. It is a delightful puzzle and a lot of fun to work on. It took me about 3 weeks to complete and looks fantastic. It is the hardest and largest puzzle I think I've ever done, and also the most rewarding since I've always wanted an old world map piece of artwork in my home anyway.

The only "downside" was that at 32" by 48", I did not have a work surface large enough to accommodate the sheer size of this puzzle! I finally built 80% of it on a large kitchen cart I have and the other 20% on another surface, which added a bit of extra challenge for me. Just be aware before you start this puzzle that it takes up a lot of room, and since it's 3000 pieces you could wind up with a significant amount of space taken up by your puzzle for several weeks while you work on it. There might be puzzle mats large enough to roll this puzzle up and store it somewhere out there, but definitely check the dimensions.

I'd recommend getting a few bottles of puzzle-saver glue at the same time so you can save and hang this beautiful puzzle once you're finished... unless you're brave enough to break it apart and tackle it again (not me!!) I've been able to get 2 thin coats on the front and 1 thin coat on the back with 2 2oz bottles of puzzle glue (4 oz total), so plan accordingly.


This is by far the best puzzle I have ever worked on, quality is great, very satisfied with this product


I ended up getting this puzzle for my wife as 1 of her B-Day gifts. She loved it! This is a LARGE Puzzle! Much larger than I ever expected. I have a small to medium sized dining table, and it won't fit on there width wise... Other than that, it's a beautiful puzzle.


Very detailed, authentic puzzle. You feel like a 17th century cartographer while you work on it. However, the color of the pieces are so similar to each other, and this makes it a very hard puzzle. You should work with your friends and spend a lot of time on it, if you really want to see this masterpiece on your wall. And one final remark, it is not a good starting point, if you are new to puzzle world. For starters, I would recommend puzzles with lesser pieces, and that have a larger color range.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #14923 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Ravensburger
• Model: 17054
• Dimensions: 2.24" h x 11.85" w x 17.13" l, 4.41 pounds

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