van Keulen, Gerard
1730

Antique Chart of northeast England near Newcastle and Tyne River

Nieuwe Paskaert Vande oost Cust van Engeland en Schotland. Beginnende van 't Flamburger Hooft tot aan de Rivier van Eedenborg…

DESCRIPTION: Antique Dutch nautical chart depicting the Yorkshire coast of England and Scotland's east coast south of Edinburgh. Contains a detailed inset showing the river Tyne and Newcastle at top left. Coverage of coastal habitations and geographical features includes: Flamborough Head, Filey Bay, Stockton-on-Tees, Newcastle, Hartlepool, Sunderland, the Tyne River, Morpeth, North Berwick, and the entrance to the Firth of Forth ("de Rivier van Edenborg").

Very decorative title cartouche in Dutch depicts a mermaid and mermen with fishes. The blank area in the North Sea is decorated with a sea serpent, three colorful compass roses, and a square-rigged sailing vessel. North is oriented to the right. Plate 23.

Gerard van Keulen (1678–1726) was the son of Johannes van Keulen (d. 1715), founder of the Dutch publishing house that produced "the largest and finest marine atlases in Holland". Gerard possessed mathematical, scientific, and engraving skills that enabled him to build the firm started by his father into a substantial and respected business venture. (C. Koeman. "The Sea on Paper: The Story of the Van Keulens and their 'Sea Torch'."Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd. Amsterdam, 1972).

CREATOR: van Keulen, Gerard

PUBLICATION DATE: 1730

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: England

BODY OF WATER: North Sea

CONDITION: Very good. Clean with a touch of age-toning at the edges consistent with the antiquity of this chart. Good impression on chain-laid paper with wide margins.

COLORING: Attractive hand-coloring.

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SIZE: 23 " x 20 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 64

PRICE: $550

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