Acquired From: Leen Helmink
Colouring: Coloured
Condition: Excellent
Confirmed: Yes
Date Acquired: 11/7/2024
Dealers ID No.: 43304
Description: This sea chart of the Indian Ocean, engraved and published by Hendrick Doncker in Amsterdam in 1660, forms the western sheet of a two-part composition depicting the maritime expanse of the East Indies. It spans from the Cape of Good Hope to the southern coasts of India and Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka), and is designed to be paired with t Ooster Deel van Oost Indien (View Record (#234)), which extends the geographic coverage eastward to Japan and Hollandia Nova (Australia).nOriginally conceived as a wall map, this second state reflects Donckers adaptation of the plate for atlas use. To convert it, the oversized margins of the original printing plate were masked, and title cartouches were engraved directly onto each sheet – making this the earliest state to feature cartouches on both panels. Later editions appeared in 1666 and again around 1680, the latter distinguished by a newly re-engraved title design.nThe chart reflects accumulated Dutch navigational knowledge gained through successive voyages of exploration and trade during the seventeenth century. Notable expeditions recorded include:n- ''Dirk Hartog (1616)'': Landfall on the western coast, labeled t Landt van Eendrachtn- ''Frederick de Houtman (1619)'': Soundings along the west coastn- ''The ''Leeuwin ''(1622)'': Naming of Cape Leeuwinn- ''Jan Carstenszoon and Willem Joosten van Colster (1623):'' Surveys of the Cape York Peninsula and Arnhem Landn- ''Pieter Nuyts (1627)'': Charting the south coast aboard t Gulden Zeepaertn- ''Gerrit Frederikszoon de Witt (1628)'': Discovery of G.F. de Wits Landn- ''Abel Tasman (1644)'': Extensive coastal surveys of northern Australia and Van Diemens Land, labelled Hollandia Nova: detecta A 1644nOriented with east at the top, in line with Dutch chart-making conventions of the period, the map includes coastal soundings, rhumb lines, and anchorage notations. Together with its companion sheet (View Record (#234)), it provides a comprehensive cartographic record of VOC exploration, trade, and territorial ambition in the seventeenth century. nDoncker was a leading Amsterdam hydrographer, publisher, and chartmaker whose pilot guides and sea atlases set new standards for practical navigation in the mid-seventeenth century. His charts were prized for their clarity and accuracy, prioritising utility over lavish decoration, and remained in use long after his death. Donckers work helped establish Amsterdam as Europes centre of nautical chart production, shaping the tools that sustained Dutch maritime dominance.nThe transformation of this chart from a wall map to an atlas sheet also illustrates broader shifts in the production, use, and dissemination of sea charts during the Dutch Golden Age.
Engraver: Doncker, Hendrick
First published: De zee-atlas ofte water-waereld Amsterdam: Hendrick Doncker, 1659
Mapmaker: Doncker, Hendrick (1626-1699)
Other states: First 1659, Third 1666, Fourth 1680
Price: 28500
Primary Category: Sea Charts
Purchase Reference: Ledger
Rarity: R1 Extremely rare – occasionally seen on the market
References: For a discussion on the map's variants, see Günter Schilder and Hans Kok, Sailing Across the Worlds Oceans History & Catalogue of Dutch Charts Printed on Vellum 1580-1725, Brill (Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2019), 627-636. See also Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, vol. IV (Don 1Don 4),
Sheet size (cm): 92×58
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: 1660, Second
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