Old antique chart by Doncker H. 1670
Hendrick Doncker (1625-1699)
Hendrick Doncker became a member of the bookseller's guild in 1647 and ran his shop successfully for fifty years. He was able to develop one of the most popular sets of maritime works published in Amsterdam during the Golden Age.
In 1651 he bought a house in the Nieuwe Brugsteeg in Amsterdam. It was called 'in 't Stuurmans gereetschap' (in the mariners' instruments) and stood opposite the house where Johannes van Keulen later settled.
Apart from the sea atlases, charts and pilot books, Hendrik Doncker published various editions of textbooks on the art of navigation.
After the death of Hendrick Doncker, the son, Hendrick II (c. 1664-c.1739), continued publishing the sea atlases Zeeatlas and Zeespiegel until 1708.
Doncker's charts were the most up-to-date in the second half of the 17th century. Although there is some similarity to those charts published by Van Loon, Goos, Lootsman, and Doncker, the latter's charts are original.
In 1655, Hendrick Doncker had begun with the publication of a pilot guide, the Lichtende Columne ofte Zeespiegel. In 1659 he published his first sea atlas, the Zee-Atlas of Waeter-waereld, with 19 maps. Between 1659 and 1669, he increased the number of charts from 19 to 30 and in 1669 he came with an edition containing 50, which was soon to be followed by an edition with large maps: the Nieuwe Groote Vermeerderde Zeeatlas, also with 50 charts. This beautiful atlas was reprinted and continually improved for more than 25 years. After the death of Hendrick Doncker in 1699, his son continued the publication and even enlarged and enhanced the sea-atlas.
Pas-Caert van't Westelyckste Deel van Oost-Indien, En de Eylanden daer onder begrepen, van C. de Boana Esperanca tot C. Comorin. [+ Pas-caert van't Oostelyckste deel van Oost Indien: met alle de Eylanden daer onder gelegen, van Cabo Comorin tot aen Japan.
Item Number: 10856 Authenticity Guarantee
Category: Antique maps > Asia > Southeast Asia
Antique chart, composed by two charts which can be joined together, showing the Indian Ocean, Southern and Southeast Asia and Australia, by Hendrick Doncker.
Date of the first edition: 1669
Date of this map: 1670
Copper engraving
Size each: 43 x 53cm (16.8 x 20.7 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Contemporary old coloured, excellent.
Condition Rating: A+
References: Koeman, Don 13, 47 & 48; Parry, p.124-125.
From: De Zee-Atlas of Water-Werelt, Vertoonende alle de Zee-Kusten Van het bekende des Aerd-Bodems, Met een generale beschrijvinge der selve: Seer dienstigh voor Schippers en Stuurlieden, mitsgaders Kooplieden om op 't Kantoor gebruyckt te worden. ... t' Amsterdam, By Hendrick Doncker, 1670. (Koeman, Don 12B)
This rare chart shows the coasts of an incomplete but post-Tasman Australia. Any possible references to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and Staten Land (New Zealand), both of which were discovered by Tasman on his first voyage in 1642, are hidden by the cartouche.
Hendrick Doncker (1625-1699)
Hendrick Doncker became a member of the bookseller's guild in 1647 and ran his shop successfully for fifty years. He was able to develop one of the most popular sets of maritime works published in Amsterdam during the Golden Age.
In 1651 he bought a house in the Nieuwe Brugsteeg in Amsterdam. It was called 'in 't Stuurmans gereetschap' (in the mariners' instruments) and stood opposite the house where Johannes van Keulen later settled.
Apart from the sea atlases, charts and pilot books, Hendrik Doncker published various editions of textbooks on the art of navigation.
After the death of Hendrick Doncker, the son, Hendrick II (c. 1664-c.1739), continued publishing the sea atlases Zeeatlas and Zeespiegel until 1708.
Doncker's charts were the most up-to-date in the second half of the 17th century. Although there is some similarity to those charts published by Van Loon, Goos, Lootsman, and Doncker, the latter's charts are original.
In 1655, Hendrick Doncker had begun with the publication of a pilot guide, the Lichtende Columne ofte Zeespiegel. In 1659 he published his first sea atlas, the Zee-Atlas of Waeter-waereld, with 19 maps. Between 1659 and 1669, he increased the number of charts from 19 to 30 and in 1669 he came with an edition containing 50, which was soon to be followed by an edition with large maps: the Nieuwe Groote Vermeerderde Zeeatlas, also with 50 charts. This beautiful atlas was reprinted and continually improved for more than 25 years. After the death of Hendrick Doncker in 1699, his son continued the publication and even enlarged and enhanced the sea-atlas.
