Suriname  by Gerard van Keulen
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Surinam 1728

Gerard van Keulen

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    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)
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    Era hijo de Johannes van Keulen (1654-1715) y Louysje Laurend Coerte. Gerard se casa con Ludowina Konst. En 1704 nació su único hijo, Juan II de Colonia.

    El 7 de octubre de 1712, a Van Keulen se le otorgó una patente para Het gilded licht der Zeevaart. Extiende así la ley de patentes iniciada por su padre.

    Van Keulen adquiere por sucesión a Willem Jansz. Blaeu y sus hijos por sí mismos y heredan el privilegio de ser empleados como cartógrafos por la Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie.

    Retoma el negocio familiar de manos de su padre en 1714. Su padre muere en 1715. En ese momento la empresa se especializaba en cartografía, edición y venta de atlas marinos, mapas y guías, libros, producción y distribución de instrumentos de navegación.

    Van Keulen garantizó la variación de la gama cambiando a la venta de tarjetas individuales de gran formato, que podían encuadernarse.

    Después de su muerte, su hijo y su viuda continuaron con el negocio.

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