Suriname 1728

Gerard van Keulen

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• Sobre arte
  CHART OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF SURINAME "Pas-kaart vande rivieren Commewini Suriname Suramaca Cupanama en Courantin vertoonende alle desselfs plantagie en wie deselve bezitten. Alles opt naukeurigste opgestelt." Published by Gerard van Keulen, c. 1728 of Amsterdam in the pilot book "Nieuwe Groote Lichtende Zee-Fakkel". Coloured by a later hand. Size: approx. 50,4 x 87,1 cm. Rare sea chart of the rivers, coasts and sandbanks of Suriname, on a scale of approx. 1:500.000. With an inset of the mouth of the Suriname river around fort Zeelandia near Paramaribo. This copper engraving gives a topographical representation of various Surinamese rivers. The rivers today have a slightlyu different course because of silting. The Courantin, Rio Cupanama, Saramaca, Commewijne and Marowijne can be distinguished. Although the title suggests that all former plantations are indicated on the map, this is not the case. the actual number is not exactly known but was considerably higher. The 34 plantations listed are indicated with the names of the owners. These are the names of planters who stayed in Suriname in the period 1671-1675. Better maps, with more accurate information, are published after Alexandre de Lavaux in 1737. Publisher Gerard van Keulen is mentioned in a medallion in the middle of the map. Gerard took over from his father Joannes van Keulen I in 1704 and became a member of the booksellers' guild in his own name. Gerard van Keulen (1678-1726), was a skilled engraver and provided the scientific backbone of the company. After he made a name for himself through his excellent sea charts, he was appointed hydrographer to the Dutch East India Company (VOC). With Gerard van Keulen, Dutch maritime cartography reached an unprecedented level. Price: Euro 2.450, - (incl. frame)
• Sobre artista

  Ele era filho de Johannes van Keulen (1654-1715) e Louysje Laurend Coerte. Gerard se casa com Ludowina Konst. Em 1704 nasceu seu único filho, João II de Colônia.

  Em 7 de outubro de 1712, Van Keulen obteve uma patente para Het gilded licht der Zeevaart. Assim, ele estende a lei de patentes iniciada por seu pai.

  Van Keulen adquire através da sucessão de Willem Jansz. Blaeu e seus filhos para si mesmos e herdam o privilégio de serem empregados como cartógrafos pela Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie.

  Assume os negócios da família do pai em 1714. O pai falece em 1715. Naquela época a empresa era especializada em cartografia, edição e venda de atlas marítimos, mapas e guias, livros, produção e distribuição de instrumentos de navegação.

  A Van Keulen garantiu a variação na gama ao mudar para a venda de cartões individuais de grande formato, que podiam ser vinculados.

  Após sua morte, seu filho e sua viúva continuaram o negócio.