Nieuwe Pascaert Bevattende in sich de Kust van Vlaenderen van de Wielingen...
Seachart of the Northsea by Johannes van Keulen North to the bottom: Nieuwe Pascaert Bevattende in sich de Kust van Vlaenderen van de Wielingen tot den Hoofden
Type of object:
Maps and globes
Time period:
Gouden eeuw Nederland
Place:
Amsterdam
Date:
1680
Maker / Author:
Johannes Van Keulen
Publisher / Printer:
idem
Dimensions:
51 x 59 cm
Material:
coloured copperprint on paper
Graduation:
Inscription:
verso blanc
Provenance:
probably from Keu 11 Atlas: The Great and Newly Enlarged Sea Atlas or Waterworld
References:
Koeman IV pag 288 probably from Keu 11: The Great and Newly Enlarged Sea Atlas or Waterworld ( or 1695 Keu 20B pag 293)
Description
This sea chart shows the coast of Flanders from just south of Calais to the Westerschelde, the estuary of the Scheldt River, and extends west to include the coast of England from Dover to Margate. Numerous soundings, fishing banks, sand banks, and navigational hazards are depicted throughout. A compass rose towards the center orients north to the bottom of the chart. The chart is further ornamented by a sailing galleon and an allegorical title cartouche featuring a cornucopia and several putti with baskets of fruit.
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