Keulen, Gerard Van: [Saint Thomas]: [Dutch West Indies]:

$7,500 · Offered by William Reese Company

NIEUWE EN ALDEREERSTE AFTEEKENING VAN T'EYLAND ST. THOMAS. MET ALLE DESSEFS HAVANEN, ANKER PLAATSE EN GELEEGONT HEDEN, IS GELEEGEN BEOOSTEN I. PORTO RICO IN WEST ... Large and handsome chart of St. Thomas, now in the U.S. Virgin Islands but then a Dutch colony, made by the famed Van Keulen cartography firm. This map was originally published as part of a 1720 edition of Van Keulen's DE GROOTE NIEUWE VERMEERDERDE ZEE-ATLAS..., a significant work containing one hundred maps and charts (see Phillips). The chart shows the entire island on a very large scale, with its topographical features and harbor depths, as well as the forts and settlements. Two insets on the right show a detailed view of the harbor of St. Thomas and the harbor of the neighboring island of St. John. Along the bottom are five profile elevations, showing the island from different angles. The map is one of the handsomest maps of the island made in the colonial period.Johannes van Keulen enrolled in the Dutch booksellers' guild in 1678 and began publishing sea charts and atlases. That same year his son, Gerard (1678-1726), was born, and he would go on to become a skillful engraver and a significant asset to the firm. "This son was endowed with talent. He was a skillful engraver and proficient in mathematics and navigational science. Gerard was responsible for establishing the scientific basis of the firm of Van Keulen" - Koeman. Gerard van Keulen took over the family business in 1704 and would go on to become the

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