Catégorie : Sea Charts

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Coloured Condition: Very Good Confirmed: Yes Date Acquired: 26/6/2000 Dealers ID No.: M544/2 (STK 677.01) Description: This rare English sea chart by John Seller, covering the maritime expanse from Cape Comorin (southern India) to Japan, is among the earliest English-published nautical maps to depict the East Indies and Australia based…

Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Coloured Date Acquired: 24/3/2017 Dealers ID No.: G?1938? Description: The Van Keulen family was renowned for their significant contributions to mapmaking and atlas publishing. Their firm, In de Gekroonde Lootsman (In the Crowned Pilot), was established in 1678 by Johannes van Keulen I. Two years after establishing the business, Johannes…

Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Coloured Condition: Very Good Date Acquired: 24/3/2017 Description: The Van Keulen family was renowned for their significant contributions to mapmaking and atlas publishing. Their firm, In de Gekroonde Lootsman (In the Crowned Pilot), was established in 1678 by Johannes van Keulen I. In 1680, two years after establishing the business,…

Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Coloured Condition: Very Good Confirmed: Yes Date Acquired: 19/2/2017 Dealers ID No.: #25208 Description: Frederik de Wit began his career as an apprentice to Willem Blaeu before establishing his own publishing house in Amsterdam in 1648 under the sign De Drie Crabben (the Three Crabs). In 1655, he renamed his…

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Coloured Condition: Fair Confirmed: 29/09/2024 Date Acquired: 11/10/2011 Dealers ID No.: M178/1 (STK 2006.01) Description: Johannes Janssonius was born into a family of publishers and booksellers, gaining experience in book printing from a young age. In 1612, he married Elisabeth Hondius, the daughter of the renowned mapmaker Jodocus Hondius I…

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Very Good. Fold lines Confirmed: No Dealers ID No.: M288 (STK 1852.01) Description: This map, A Chart of New South Wales, or the East Coast of New Holland, presents the first printed depiction of Australias east coast based on Captain James Cooks original manuscript surveys. Engraved for John…

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Coloured tracks Condition: Very Good Confirmed: 29/09/2024 Date Acquired: 10/2/2013 Dealers ID No.: M992/4 (STK 2035.01) Description: Robert Laurie and James Whittle, prominent British mapmakers and publishers, were highly regarded for their detailed and practical maritime charts. Their New Chart of the Indian and Pacific Oceans covers the region from…

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Very Good Confirmed: No Dealers ID No.: M963/1 (STK 2071.01) Description: Robert Sayer was a distinguished English map publisher and engraver active during the eighteenth century. Based in London, he earned renown for producing and distributing high-quality nautical charts, atlases, and maps that catered to professional navigators and…

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Coloured Condition: Excellent Confirmed: 28/09/2024 Date Acquired: 11/11/2004 Dealers ID No.: M686 (STK 1493.01) Description: A large scale map of the Indian Ocean covering an area from the Cape of Good Hope in the west to Australia in the east. It records Abel Tasmans first voyage in 164243 to Australia,…