Best Moment: Willem Blaeu World Map, ca. 1640 

Goodwill baby

We need an update!!! Did she get the back removed?

im from amsterdam, we want our map back lol. (kidding)

Your Grandma had a great eye!!

Your grandma seems like a sweet lady!

More history here than on the "History" Channel.

Hi! they actually were aware from very early on how to map accurately. Other medieval maps that you may have seen were purposefully inaccurate to illustrate other things instead of geographical accuracy. For example, the Hereford Mappa Mundi was used to illustrate the world according to the Bible. It was also used to map time. Well worth some research if you are interested.

@Frenk Frenk what is it named now?

@@shelbyseelbach9568It was changed to Janszoon School For the Slightly Gifted. Middle name was much cooler!

@@jackstraw8145 just curious, but you gave an original name and a new name, then you say the middle name was cooler. If there have been two names, how is there a middle name? Seems like it would require three names for one to have been in the middle?

@@shelbyseelbach9568 the man's name that made the map was Willem Janszoon Blaeu. Janszoon being the middle. Stop being so dense.

Agreed. The cost plus risk is not worth the reward. Best case scenario make $2K or worst case lose $10K plus the $1,500 to remove/destroy it.

WCGwkf The problem is the glue. A good archival rice glue is good for hundreds of years, but this is glued to a piece of modern cardboard. This was a common practice from the mid 20th century, and usually done by framing shops. Often the glues used are toxic to the paper as they age. I have a drawing glued down in this manner around 1980, and over the decades the glue has started to turn the paper brown. In this case the paper is still in good condition and that could mean that the glue is okay, but it could also mean that it simply hasn’t been done long enough for any problems to show. With such a precious document I would not want to take that risk, because once you see the brown on the top it means that it has gone through all of the paper and the value of the item would start to plummet. As it is (without visible damage) the glue has taken $2,000-$4,000 off its value. Brown and deteriorating paper would take a lot more off. $1,500 seems a wise and logical investment to me. It also needs reframing in a museum grade matt board with archival attachment, which doesn’t cost very much, but contributes to value. To collectors buying, condition is everything, and if they think they will need to spend $1,500 with a conservator, they will try to knock at least 4 grand off the price. It is just like buying a car - buyer says “I’m gonna have to put it in a body shop to get rid of that scratch, and with a respray it will cost a fortune so I can only offer you...” Better to buff the scratch out and wax the car so the paint looks brand new.

they should investigate the glue by attempting to remove a tiny bit at the corner to see if it is composed of a substance that can over time cause damage. If the glue is deemed harmless then I would completely agree with you. It does not affect the display quality and might actually enhance it slightly though collectors generally prefer things in original condition. haI have a map from about the same time period that is larger and similarly engraved and hand colored. It was in a frame and displayed for a number of years where it was exposed to sunlight as a result the hand tinting of some of the colors has been sun damaged. But over all it looks pretty good though not as good as this one. I had a similar discussion regarding the lack of creases with someone but they told me they have encountered such maps that were rolled up as some would have been hung on walls. I bought mine in a thrift store convinced it was a cheap reproduction but after someone who collects maps saw it on my wall (a couple of weeks after I bought it) they suggested it was real and not a reproduction. I was shocked. I have the frame it came in but it did not have glass. The frame is a common type used for large maps roughly 100-150 years ago and has unfortunately been glued to that frame but I was able to remove it preventing further damage. It also had been damaged by some masking tape but that is relatively easy to fix. It is currently in an acid free cotton folder in a light proof container until I get a chance to have it properly framed behind UV filtering glass. I paid $8 for it. Based on what I have found out about this it is likely worth about $1500 (due to the damage) and looks awesome on the wall. I have found a number of old maps at thrift stores and that one is the nicest. I have an engraved map that is not tinted that was taken out of a British publication dated around 1785 depicting battle information in Massachusetts related to the Revolution. 8 or 9 years older and it would belong in a museum. I paid $1 at Goodwill and and actually bought it for the frame thinking it was a cheap reproduction but then I examined it and found it to be engraved on hand laid paper. Doing some research I found it was published by two different publishers one in 1784 and again by someone else in 1785 so I can't be sure which one hence my approximate date. Still very nice in the original frame. I have a nice nautical chart for Cape Cod waters that I got also in a frame and thought was a reproduction. It has the folds one expects and some damage but dates from 1897 and looks awesome on the wall in another frame I got that looks better. it fits perfect with my nautical themed parlor as do some of my other map finds.

@@artistjoh you're absolutely right, and a good conservator will know how to get the map off the board without damaging it.

@@nunyabiznez6381 I would never attempt something like that myself. Always bring these kinds of things to a professional conservator.

Right on my boi 😏

me too. saw your sister there the other day. :-P

@@swetunes ...............yikes

That's your civil duty. Thanks for your service.

me too

She is gorgeous. I would wine her, dine her, and, well.. y'know 😁

SassyTheWhiteMaltese I think her hair is gorgeous. She’s gorgeous as well

Me too

It should be in a personal collection, not a museum.

dont insult this woman like that

@@gazoo-pl4nx :))

@@gazoo-pl4nx =)))))))))

She is old

Yes, I definitely see that too

most all of them.

Well, they would have been pretty expensive. Too valuable to give to the children.

And that's how rarity is created

@@zissou6928 Sort of like the shredded Bansky painting?

Sounds like something my ancestors probably did and let me diddly squat

@MT1234 💩

A buddy who is an expert on maps who cleans toilets as his main job.

EVERY goddamn Antiques Roadshow video; the same bloody comment... give it a break, dude.

Hilarious

Safia Khan must not forget the bump that was found too.. someone needs to get checked ASAP 🤪

yeah he did!! lol

@@bo3tb the bump is where things start to get really interesting...

Well you have to be gentle when probing a centerfold with your finger.

What is this, Beevis and Butthead?

🤣🤣🤣

Now we wait for the movie "Based on a true story of one woman and her goodwill map" to be made ...

I would love to loop that over and over again. Would make a great GIF I think. :-)

Yes, Goodwill. Salvation Army? NO! Why? Because they take their donated items, sell them; then take the monies and use them to pay lobbyists in D.C. to lobby *against* LGBTQ Youth legislation.

@@ivorytower99 Thanks for that info! Salvation Army is officially banned.

Right on! Whenever I see them out front at Christmas time, ringing their bells, I will usually deposit a paper Voucher - it's online... has to do with BANNING S.A. and their corrupt ways. I could give a great example - would anyone care to hear it?

Link to Anti-Salvation Army Vouchers, with article attached: www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/11/heres-voucher-can-drop-salvation-army-bucket-stand-lgbtq-rights/

@@ivorytower99 Please!

That channel is addicting. I feel like I have an art degree after watching every video.

V C I had the same thought and wondered how much he charges for a restoration.

The hair is also from the 1640s and has been valued at $15k - $20k

Would *have

@@neilmcmahon Thank you Professor Grammar

yeah like that saturday night live version where the lady brought a 1995 Mcdonalds cup worth 5 cents

Hahaha

@UpSideДown unfortunately they believe the bible and think there is a dome........ one even went up in his own steam rocket, died from crashing. There ARE however people making money of these idiots, mark sargent is one. He knows its not real, but merchandise, talks etc........

The Flat Earth Society magazine says they have groups all over the globe.

MITCHELL WIGGS: From what I've heard the flat earth people don't really believe the earth is flat, they just want to annoy other people.

@@CyberBeep_kenshi Turns out the dome is there just when you leave earths gravity field.

@@soulvaccination8679 well no of course lol

Do. They can be a good source of wonderful things, especially here in England. I have bought lovely early glass, porcelain and prints locally.

My wife’s hair is like that and she is 71 without a line or a wrinkle on her face!

Alastor It was in a frame

Instead of cheap paper, specially treated animal skin??

It's probably parchment or vellum

he mijn voorouders zijn ook 400 jaar uitgebuit en onderdrukt geweest als arme arbeiders. als slachtoffer en SJW eis compensatie! zullen we hem delen? jij een helft en ik een helft

Denk dat er toch nog wel minimaal een aantal extra generaties tussen moet zitten

It wasn’t the line up the middle he was referring to! The issue was that the crease appeared to stop before reaching the top. Watch the video again. You missed the point.

@@Person-mh6xq Your opinion!

1640 , slower rubs booger picker across it , just to make sure

If that's you in the photo you could use her cut hair as a donation to hide your fivehead

@@FirstNameLastName-tx6td Don't forget some extra for the part you burned.

Bastards? Mate they're charity shops mostly run by volunteers

I am speaking of the stores here in the U.S.: they are paid employees.

I can't believe how careless they are in how they handle these items and without gloves.

Ikr? I have a feeling she was super disappointed too. 10k is OK, but not by any means life changing

It's the object and its story that thrilled him, not the value.

John an instant 10k is life changing for a lot of people.

Psh. I could draw a better map at home.

kuruman1 I thought the exact same thing