Acquired From: Leen Helmink
Colouring: Uncoloured
Condition: Very Good
Confirmed: No
Date Acquired: 18/6/2014
Description: Around 1584, Pieter van den Keere fled religious persecution in Ghent (now Belgium) and settled in London. His sister, Colette van den Keere ( #113), who also relocated to London, married Jodocus Hondius ( #18, #80, #82, #114, #123, #126, #253 and #272) in 1587. While in London, Pieter training as an engraver under his brother-in-law Hondius. In 1593, both Keere and Hondius left London and settled in Amsterdam, where they continued their work.nWhile this map resembles Willem Jansz. Blaeu's 1606 world map ( #9), there are significant differences distinguish van den Keeres work. These differences primarily appear in the captions in the Arctic and Terra Australis. Unlike Blaeu, who left certain areas blank, van den Keere fills these spaces with detailed notes that reflect a keen interest in recent exploration at the worlds edges. Where Blaeu left unmapped spaces, van den Keere incorporated notes from various sources to speculate on what might lie in these unknown areas, including rumours from Spanish and Portuguese sources about the Pacific, as well as more detailed annotations on English and Dutch Arctic explorations.nNear present-day Australia, van den Keere includes the phrase "Maletur regnum scatens aromatibus" (A kingdom overflowing with spices). "Maletur," along with nearby toponyms Beach and Lucach, originate from Marco Polos Travels.nVan den Keere also includes the following inscriptions on Terra Australis (from left to right):nHanc continentem Australem nonulli Magellanicam regionem abeius inventore nuncupant" (Some call this southern continent the Magellanic region after its discoverer).n"Hae regiones cuidam Hispano apparuerunt, cum disiectus a classe in hoc Australi vagaretur Oceano" (These regions appeared to a certain Spaniard, who wandered in the southern ocean after being separated from his fleet).n"Psittacorum regio sic a Lusitanis appellate ob incredibilem earum avium ibidem magnitudinem" (This region is called the land of parrots by the Portuguese due to the incredible size of these birds).n"Promontorium Terrae Australis distans 450 Lucas a Capite Bone Spei & 600 a promontorio S. Augustini" (The southernmost point of Terra Australis is 450 leagues from the Cape of Good Hope and 600 from Cape Saint Augustine).n"Inter S. Laurenty & Los Romeros insulas vehemens admodum est versus ortum et occasum fluxus et refluxus maris" (Between Saint Lawrence and the Los Romeros Islands, there is a powerful ebb and flow of the tides in both the east and west directions).nTo the east of Tierra del Fuego the map features the inscription: "Navigium ex corijs quo accolae Freti Magellanici utuntur" (A ship made from hides used by the inhabitants of the Magellan Strait), a detail borrowed from Jodocus Hondius's 1606 map of the Americas.nThe map features van den Keere's signature emblem: a clock with a skull at its center, surrounded by flames, along with his Flemish motto "Wie gaat ick keere" ("Many go, I shall return").nThe map is framed by a richly detailed decorative border:nTop Border: Vignettes of the Septem Planetae (Seven Planets), including Luna (Moon), Mercurius (Mercury), Venus (Venus), Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.nLeft Border: The four elementsIgis (Fire), Aer (Air), Acqua (Water), Terra (Earth).nRight Border: The four seasonsVer (Spring), Aestus (Summer), Autumnus (Fall), Hyems (Winter).nLower Border: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Murus Babyloniae (The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Nineveh, Iraq), Colossus (Colossus of Rhodes, Greece), Pyramides (The Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt), Mausoleum (Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Bodrum, Turkey), Dianae Templum (Temple of Diana, or Athena, Izmir, Turkey), Jupiter Olympicus (Statue of Zeus, Olympia, Greece), and Pharos (The Great Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt).
Engraver: Keere, Pieter van den (1571-1646)
First published: Separate Publication.
Mapmaker: Keere, Pieter van den (1571-1646)
Notes: Purchase details
Price: 36,000
Primary Category: World
Purchase Reference: Ledger 2022
Rarity: R1 Extremely rare – occasionally seen on the market
References: Schilder, MCN VIII, Keere Appendix 13.1 (page 517-18).
Shirley ID #: 264 Mapping the World
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: 1608, (Ex Loeb Larocque collection, Paris)
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