Collection: Osher Collection

Name: Pas kaart Van West Indien Behelsende soo Deszelffs vaste Kusten als D' Onder behoorende Eylanden aan de Noord Oceaan door Vooght Geometra T Amsterdam by Johannes Van Keulen Boek en Zee kaart Verkoper en Graadboogh maaker aande Niewe-brugh inde Gekroonde Lootsman met privilegie Voor 25 Iaaren

Barcode: 509

Image Number: 509.0001

Creator: Keulen, Johannes van, 1654-1715

From Atlas: Yes

Publishing Location: Amsterdam

Notes: From: Part IV of the Zee-Fakkel Dutch sea atlas.

Atlas Reference: Zee-Fakkel

Title Translation: Chart of the West Indian Islands and the islands under, in the North Ocean, drawn in Amsterdam by Johannes van Keulen book and sea chart vender and book printer with privilege for 25 years

Brief Description: Nautical chart centered on the Caribbean Sea and including the northern coast of South America, Central America, and North America as far north as eastern Canada and Newfoundland. Map is oriented with North to the right.

Physical Description: 1 map: illustrated, colored

Publisher: Keulen, Johannes van, 1654-1715

Date/Date Range Produced: 1682

Date/Date Range Published: 1682

Language: Dutch

Region Depicted: AlabamaAtlantic StatesBahamasBelizeCaribbean regionCentral AmericaColombiaConnecticutCosta RicaCubaDelawareDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorFloridaGeorgiaGreater AntillesGuatemalaGulf StatesHaitiHondurasJamaicaLesser AntillesLouisianaMaineMaritime ProvincesMarylandMassachusettsMexicoMississippiNew HampshireNew JerseyNew York (State)Newfoundland and LabradorNicaraguaNorth CarolinaNova ScotiaPanamaPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTexasVenezuelaVermontVirginiaWest Indies

Map Type: Nautical charts

Dimensions: 51 x 58 cm. on sheet 54 x 62 cm.

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

Historical Context: This is an example of a Dutch sea chart of the type actually used for navigation in American waters in the late seventeenth century. It is oriented with west at the top and it covers the region from Labrador to the mouth of the Amazon River, an area included in the "West Indies" as the term was originally used [to distinguish the New World from the East Indies]. The radiating lines represent compass courses and are called "rhumb lines" or "loxodromes." The profuse coastal detail and lack of interior information are typical of sea charts.

OCLC: 893908996

Donor: Osher

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/509.0001