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, 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 sea chart of the Sunda Strait, Bangka Strait and Java Sea, pays particular attention to numerous and potentially treacherous islands, shoals, and sandbanks that vessels must navigate.
First published: De nieuwe groote lichtende Zee-fakkel, Vol. 6, Amsterdam: Johannes van Keulen II, 1753
Image Size (cm): 57.2×49.5
Mapmaker: Keulen II, Johannes van (1704-1755)
Price: Purchased with entry #44
Primary Category: Sea Charts
Purchase Reference: Ledger 2022
Rarity: R2 Very rare – one or two copies appear on the market
Sheet size (cm): 64×56.8
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: 1753
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