Very rare
Seachart of Oostende—Knokke by Stephanus van der Loeff en Bonifacius Cau, published van Joannes Van Keulen. 1799
This extremely rare sea chart shows where the VOC ships Het Vliegend Hart and Anna Catharina sank in 1735. The shipwreck of Het Vliegend Hart was discovered in 1981 using this chart.
The House of Van Keulen
For more than two centuries, the chart makers firm of Van Keulen was established in the house with the name of “De Gekroonde Lootsman” (The Crowned Pilot). In 1678, the founder of the firm, Johannes I Van Keulen (1634-1689), registered with the Amsterdam booksellers’ guild. He had enlisted the aid of the well-known Mathematical Practitioner Claas Janz Vooght in the preparation of his nautical publications. In 1680 he published the first edition of the Zee-Atlas with 40 charts, all issued for the first time. In the short period of four years, they produced the five volumes of the Nieuwe Groote Ligtende Zee-Fakkel (1681-85). His acquisition of the stock of the bookseller Hendrik Doncker was an essential factor in the development of the firm.
In 1678 a son, Gerard Van Keulen (1678-1726), was born out of Johannes’s first marriage. This son was endowed with talent. He was a skilful engraver and proficient in mathematics and navigational science. Gerard was responsible for establishing the scientific basis of the firm of Van Keulen. In 1714 he was appointed to the office of hydrographer to the Dutch East India Company. The Van Keulens remained chart makers to the East India Company until the Company’s liquidation.
With the introductions to the Zee-Fakkel and Zee-Atlas, Gerard van Keulen gave a new impetus to the firm. Unfortunately, he did not live long, dying when he was 49. The business was carried on by his widow Ludwina Konst. Shortly before Gerard’s death, his son Johannes II had entered the bookseller’s guild, and in 1726 he assumed the management of the firm, though his mother retained her financial interests in the business.
Johannes II Van Keulen (1704-1755) is known in particular for his publication in 1753 of a sixth volume of the Zee-Fakkel, the volume containing the charts of the route to the East Indies.
Johannes II had two sons; they joined the firm as partners in 1757. A considerable number of books appeared in the period 1778-1801. New issues of the Zee-Fakkel again saw the light. The firm flourished under different names until 1885.
Nieuwe Paskaart Van Oostende tot den Hoek van Schouwen en principaalyk van den Deurloo en het Veergat in welke worden aangewezen de Diepten, Droogten, Tonnen en Peylingen in die Gaten.
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Category: Antique maps > Europe > Belgium
Sea chart of the southwest of Zeeland and north of Oostende—Knokke by Stephanus van der Loeff en Bonifacius Cau, published by Joannes Van Keulen.
Title: Nieuwe Paskaart Van Oostende tot den Hoek van Schouwen en principaalyk van den Deurloo en het Veergat in welke worden aangewezen de Diepten, Droogten, Tonnen en Peylingen in die Gaten.
alles volgens de Opgave van kundige Lootsen en Zeelieden Ontworpen en nader opgenomen, Door den Burgermr. Stephanus van der Loeff en den Capitein ter Zee Bonifacius Cau, In den Jaare 1774 en verbeeterd A°. 1799.
Dedicated to Willem V, Prince of Orange - Nassau by van der Loeff and Cau.
Uitgegeven bij Joannes van Keulen en Zoonen, Boek en Zeekart Verkoopers, ... , aan de hoek van de Nieuwenbrug tot Amsterdam.
Oriented to the southeast.
Cartographer: Stephanus van der Loeff & Bonifacius Cau.
Date: 1799.
Date on map: 1799.
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Image size: 630 x 635mm (24.8 x 25 inches).
Sheet size: 640 x 655mm (25.2 x 25.79 inches).
Verso: Blank - original backed with blue paper.
Condition: Hand coloured, with a vertical and a horizontal fold.
Condition Rating: A.
Separate publication.
This extremely rare sea chart shows where the VOC ships Het Vliegend Hart and Anna Catharina sank in 1735. The shipwreck of Het Vliegend Hart was discovered in 1981 using this chart.
The House of Van Keulen
For more than two centuries, the chart makers firm of Van Keulen was established in the house with the name of “De Gekroonde Lootsman” (The Crowned Pilot). In 1678, the founder of the firm, Johannes I Van Keulen (1634-1689), registered with the Amsterdam booksellers’ guild. He had enlisted the aid of the well-known Mathematical Practitioner Claas Janz Vooght in the preparation of his nautical publications. In 1680 he published the first edition of the Zee-Atlas with 40 charts, all issued for the first time. In the short period of four years, they produced the five volumes of the Nieuwe Groote Ligtende Zee-Fakkel (1681-85). His acquisition of the stock of the bookseller Hendrik Doncker was an essential factor in the development of the firm.
In 1678 a son, Gerard Van Keulen (1678-1726), was born out of Johannes’s first marriage. This son was endowed with talent. He was a skilful engraver and proficient in mathematics and navigational science. Gerard was responsible for establishing the scientific basis of the firm of Van Keulen. In 1714 he was appointed to the office of hydrographer to the Dutch East India Company. The Van Keulens remained chart makers to the East India Company until the Company’s liquidation.
With the introductions to the Zee-Fakkel and Zee-Atlas, Gerard van Keulen gave a new impetus to the firm. Unfortunately, he did not live long, dying when he was 49. The business was carried on by his widow Ludwina Konst. Shortly before Gerard’s death, his son Johannes II had entered the bookseller’s guild, and in 1726 he assumed the management of the firm, though his mother retained her financial interests in the business.
Johannes II Van Keulen (1704-1755) is known in particular for his publication in 1753 of a sixth volume of the Zee-Fakkel, the volume containing the charts of the route to the East Indies.
Johannes II had two sons; they joined the firm as partners in 1757. A considerable number of books appeared in the period 1778-1801. New issues of the Zee-Fakkel again saw the light. The firm flourished under different names until 1885.
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