Acquired From: Leen Helmink
Colouring: Coloured
Condition: Excellent
Confirmed: 4/10/2024
Date Acquired: 1/6/2021
Dealers ID No.: 18962
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, Johannes secured exclusive rights from the Dutch government to publish sea atlases and pilot guides. That same year, he released De groote nieuwe vermeerderde zee atlas ofte water-werelt (Great New Enlarged Sea Atlas of the Water World), commonly known as Zee Atlas. The following year, he introduced the first two volumes of De Nieuwe lichtende Zee-fakkel (New Shining Sea Torch), often referred to as Zee fakkel. Over the next four years, three more volumes were added to this pilot book series.nIn 1714, a year before Johanness death, his son, Gerard took over the business, continuing to update and reissue his fathers works until his own passing in 1726. The firm was then passed t Gerards son, Johannes II, who solidified the familys legacy by publishing the sixth and final volume of the Zee-fakkel in 1753. This new volume contained previously restricted cartographic information on the East Indies, which had been closely guarded by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Merchants were required to return maps to the VOC after each voyage to protect the secrecy of trade routes. With the publication of this final volume, such information was made publicly accessible. nThe Zee-fakkel included this map Amoy (Xiamen) and Quemoy (Kinmen), offering the first accurate and detailed cartographic representation of the region. It includes precise depth measurements in fathoms, identifies secure anchorages, and highlights numerous critical landmarks for navigation.nHistorically, Xiamen, known to Westerners as Amoy, and Kinmen, referred to as Quemoy, were of great maritime importance. Xiamen, a thriving seaport since the Song Dynasty, became a stronghold for Ming loyalists resisting the Qing Dynasty. The notable military leader Koxinga established his anti-Qing base in the area, and today, a grand statue commemorating him overlooks the harbor from Gulangyu Island.
First published: De nieuwe groote lichtende Zee-fakkel, Vol. 6, Amsterdam: Johannes van Keulen II, 1753
Image Size (cm): 48×29.5
Mapmaker: Keulen II, Johannes van (1704-1755)
Price: Purchased with entry #317
Primary Category: Sea Charts
Purchase Reference: Ledger 2022
Rarity: Only copy
Sheet size (cm): 61×38.5
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: 1753
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