▁nine ▁volumes ▁respectively . ▁P ure ly ▁jud ging ▁from ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁maps ▁in ▁the ▁Atlas ▁Ma ior , ▁Bla eu ▁had ▁out done ▁his ▁rival ▁Johannes ▁J ans son ius . ▁And ▁also ▁from ▁a ▁commercial ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁success . ▁Also ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁superior ▁typ ography ▁the ▁Atlas ▁Ma ior ▁by ▁Bla eu ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁status ▁symbol ▁for ▁rich ▁citizens . ▁Cost ing ▁ 3 5 0 ▁gu ild ers ▁for ▁a ▁non - col oured ▁and ▁ 4 5 0 ▁gu ild ers ▁for ▁a ▁col oured ▁version , ▁the ▁at las ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁pre cious ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁However , ▁the ▁Atlas ▁Ma ior ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁turning ▁point : ▁after ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Dutch ▁cart ography ▁( and ▁Nether land ish ▁cart ography ▁in ▁general ) ▁was ▁finished . ▁J ans son ius ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 4 ▁while ▁a ▁great ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 2 ▁destroyed ▁one ▁of ▁Bla eu ' s ▁print ▁sh ops . ▁In ▁that ▁fire ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁co pper plates ▁went ▁up ▁in ▁fl ames . ▁Fair ly ▁soon ▁afterwards ▁Joan ▁Bla eu ▁died , ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 3 . ▁The ▁almost ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁co pper plates ▁of ▁J ans son ius ▁and ▁Bla eu ▁found ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁other ▁publish ers . ▁ ▁French ▁cart ography ▁ ▁Die ppe ▁school ▁of ▁cart ograph ers