Pascaerte van de Vlaemsche, Soute, en Caribesche Eylanden.

Keulen Johannes van ( 1654 - 1715 ) Amsterdam

Published by Artist: Keulen Johannes van ( - 1715 ) Amsterdam issued in: Amsterdam; - Johannes van Keulen (1654 - 1715) was a 17th-century Dutch cartographer He published the influential nautical atlas the Zee-Atlas and the pilot guide Zee-Fakkel In 1678 Johannes van Keulen established himself in Amsterdam and in 1680 he obtained a patent from the States of Holland and West Friesland allowing him to print and publish maritime atlases and shipping guides These were books of maps and descriptions of itineraries used by helmsmen for safe navigation The patent was a kind of protection against illegal copying of produced books and charts This was especially important for the atlases which were made with extensive initial costs Van Keulen named his firm ?In d, 1654

Technic: Copper print, colorit: colored, condition: Very good, size (in cm): 45 x 54 cm; - chart of the Atlantic Ocean with the estern coast of America from New Foundland to Brazil. Seller Inventory # SE205_500

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Title: Pascaerte van de Vlaemsche, Soute, en ...
Publisher: Artist: Keulen Johannes van ( - 1715 ) Amsterdam issued in: Amsterdam; - Johannes van Keulen (1654 - 1715) was a 17th-century Dutch cartographer He published the influential nautical atlas the Zee-Atlas and the pilot guide Zee-Fakkel In 1678 Johannes van Keulen established himself in Amsterdam and in 1680 he obtained a patent from the States of Holland and West Friesland allowing him to print and publish maritime atlases and shipping guides These were books of maps and descriptions of itineraries used by helmsmen for safe navigation The patent was a kind of protection against illegal copying of produced books and charts This was especially important for the atlases which were made with extensive initial costs Van Keulen named his firm ?In d
Publication Date: 1654