Balthasar Florisz. van Berckenrode

Active with his father in Rotterdam in 1611 supplying maps for the Admiralty of Rotterdam, he helped him also with his massive commission of maps for the water boards such as the Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland.[1] He moved to Delft (probably to work for the Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland) between 1611 and 1616. In Amsterdam he made a map of the city and surroundings in 9 folios that can be pasted together. • Illustration — Map of Amsterdam, 1625, pasted and painted, version from University of Amsterdam • Illustration — Map of Amsterdam, 1625, unpainted folio showing the city center, version from Rijksmuseum In 1620 the States General granted him a privilege to publish a large map of Holland and West Friesland, and he sold his privilege and plates the next year to Willem Blaeu who specialized in atlases and a partnership continued, because Blaeu also printed updated maps from him. This map became quite popular and was later copied by Johannes Vermeer, hanging on the wall with the title Nova et Accurata Totius Hollandiae & Westfriesiae Topographia in his famous painting Officer and Laughing Girl and Woman Reading a Letter.[2] • Illustration — NOVA et accurata totius hollandiae westfrisiaecq. Topographia, 1621 • Illustration — Vermeer's Officer and Laughing Girl He created a 6-folio map of the Beemster: • Illustration — 1658 version attributed to Daniel van Breen (1594–1664), Caspar Barlaeus and Balthasar Florisz. Van Berckenrode, University of Amsterdam Berckenrode died in The Hague. The cartographer Pieter Hendricksz Schut was his pupil.

The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Dutch river area. Works named in the authority record are Map of Amsterdam, 1625. Work by Balthasar Florisz. Van Berckenrode is recorded in the collections of Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Rijksmuseum, Kunstcollectie Provincie Gelderland, Stadsmuseum Harderwijk and Regionaal Archief Rivierenland.

• Name — Balthasar Florisz. van Berckenrode • Born — 1591 • Birthplace — Delft • Died — 1645 • Place of death — The Hague

His recorded language was Dutch. He was the child of Floris Balthasarsz. Van Berckenrode.

What the record establishes about Balthasar Florisz. Van Berckenrode. Recorded as cartographer, engraver, surveyor, publisher and map drawer. Recognition and collections.