Acquired From: Leen Helmink
Colouring: Coloured
Condition: Excellent
Confirmed: 3/10/2024
Date Acquired: 19/2/2019
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 depicting Sumatra, Singapore, the southern region of modern-day Malaysia and the Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java. It is orientated towards the northwest, with latitude lines running diagonally. The chart provides crucial navigational information, such as depth measurements in fathoms, the plus symbol (+) to mark shoals, reefs, and sandbanks, the anchor symbol () to indicate safe anchorage, and inscriptions describing seabed composition (coral, sand), submerged sandbanks, and freshwater sources.nA distinctive feature of this chart is its hand-drawn title cartouche (proof stage), which sets it apart from identical charts by van Keulen found in the 'Secret Atlas'. These latter charts typically have engraved cartouches with slightly different wording and design.
Engraver: Keulen II, Johannes van (1704-1755)
First published: De nieuwe groote lichtende Zee-fakkel, Vol. 6, Amsterdam: Johannes van Keulen II, 1753
Image Size (cm): 114×50
Mapmaker: Keulen II, Johannes van (1704-1755)
Price: 24,000
Primary Category: Southeast Asia
Purchase Reference: Ledger 2022
Rarity: R1 Extremely rare – occasionally seen on the market
References: https://www.antiquemapsindonesia.com/product/14-Sea%20Chart%20of%20Su…
Sheet size (cm): 120.5×63
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: 1753
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