Acquired From: Leen Helmink
Colouring: Coloured
Condition: Very Good
Confirmed: 3/10/2024
Date Acquired: 5/2/2021
Description: Johannes van Loon was an accomplished mathematician and astronomer. He began his cartographic career in the 1640s working with Theunis Jacobsz. By 1650 he was collaborating with Johannes Janssonius, engraving plates for significant works, including the final volume of Janssoniuss Atlas Novus and Andreas Cellariuss renowned celestial atlas, Harmonia Macrocosmica. nIn 1661, van Loon, together with his brother Gilles, published the Klaer-Lichtende Noort-Ster ofte Zee Atlas, a sea atlas containing thirty-five maps, including this map of the Pacific Ocean, The map is orientated with the east at the top. The map includes the 1642 discoveries of Abel Tasman in Staten Lant (todays New Zealand) and Van Diemans Lant (todays Tasmania) in the lower right corner of the map.
Engraver: Loon, Johannes van (1611-1686)
First published: Loon, Johannes van, Klaer-Lichtende Noort-Ster ofte Zee Atlas Amsterdam: Joannes and Gillis van Loon, 1661
Image Size (cm): 42.5×53.5
Mapmaker: Loon, Johannes van (1611-1686)
Price: 3,800
Primary Category: Sea Charts
Purchase Reference: Ledger 2022
Rarity: R1 Extremely rare – occasionally seen on the market
Sheet size (cm): 45×56
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: 1661
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