Niewe Afteekening van het Eyland en Koninkryk Sicilia…
| Reference: | s28109 |
| Author | Gerard VAN KEULEN |
| Year: | 1720 ca. |
| Zone: | Sicily |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 590 x 510 mm |
€2,500.00
| Reference: | s28109 |
| Author | Gerard VAN KEULEN |
| Year: | 1720 ca. |
| Zone: | Sicily |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 590 x 510 mm |
€2,500.00
Description
Beautiful and rare nautical chart of Sicily taken from "De Nieuwe Groote Zee-Atlas veermerdeen ..." nautical atlas, published in Amsterdam in about 1718.
Son of the cartographer Johannes van Keulen, Gerard was an engraver and mathematician, cartographer and hydrographer of the East India Company. Oversaw the reissue of his father's works with some corrections and additions. Uncertain is the date of publication of his atlas, which, however, consists of at least 34 editions between 1680 and 1734.
This map of Sicily was certainly engraved after 1718, because it represented the battle of Capo Passero between English and Spanish, which took place in that year. The representation of Sicily has similarities with that by Cantelli published in 1682, while it does consider the corrections of Delisle.
As Hydrographer, van Keulen reports much needed information to mariners, signaling the possible landing sites.
Copper engraving, beautiful original coloring, perfect condition. Very rare.
Literature
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L. Dufour - A. La Gumina, "Imago Siciliae", p. 182; Sicilia 1477-1861 - La collezione Spagnolo- Patermo, n. 192
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Gerard VAN KEULEN (1678 - 1726)
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The firm was founded by Johannes van Keulen who was registered as a bookseller in Amsterdam in 1678. In 1680 he published the first part of his Zee Atlas which, over the years, was expanded to 5 volumes and continued in one form or another until 1734. More ambitious and with a far longer and more complicated life was his book of sea charts, the Zee-Fakkel, published in 1681-82 which was still being printed round the year 1800. A major influence in the development of the firm was the acquisition in 1693 of the stock of a rival map publisher, Hendrik Doncker.
Although the firm was founded by Johannes van Keulen, he was primarily a publisher; it was his son, Gerard, a talented engraver, mathematician, Hydrographer to the East India Company, who became the mainspring of the business which not only published charts but also books on every aspect of geography, navigation and nautical matters.
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Literature
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L. Dufour - A. La Gumina, "Imago Siciliae", p. 182; Sicilia 1477-1861 - La collezione Spagnolo- Patermo, n. 192
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Gerard VAN KEULEN (1678 - 1726)
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The firm was founded by Johannes van Keulen who was registered as a bookseller in Amsterdam in 1678. In 1680 he published the first part of his Zee Atlas which, over the years, was expanded to 5 volumes and continued in one form or another until 1734. More ambitious and with a far longer and more complicated life was his book of sea charts, the Zee-Fakkel, published in 1681-82 which was still being printed round the year 1800. A major influence in the development of the firm was the acquisition in 1693 of the stock of a rival map publisher, Hendrik Doncker.
Although the firm was founded by Johannes van Keulen, he was primarily a publisher; it was his son, Gerard, a talented engraver, mathematician, Hydrographer to the East India Company, who became the mainspring of the business which not only published charts but also books on every aspect of geography, navigation and nautical matters.
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