Title page from van Keulen's Chart Atlas, 1682. Creator: Aernout Naghtegael.

Title page from van Keulen's Chart Atlas, 1682. Creator: Aernout Naghtegael.

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Title page from van Keulen's Chart Atlas, 1682. 'De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas ofte Water-Werelt. Verstoonende in sigh alle de Zee-Kusten des Aardtryks...'. King Neptune, being crowned, holds a pair of dividers over a celestial globe. Another allegorical figure studies a book of maps. They are surrounded by animals and people from around the world. The van Keulen atlas first appeared in 1681, and grew in successive editions to eventually comprise almost 400 charts covering all the oceans and seas of the known world.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Aernout Naghtegael, attributed to: Dutch: Artist, engraver, printmaker
After
  1. Jan Luyken: Dutch: Artist, poet, illustrator, painter, engraver, printmaker
People Related
  1. Joannes van Keulen: Dutch: Cartographer

Medium
  1. Engraving

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Netherlands

  1. 52 30 00 N , 005 45 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Mythology

Science & Nature Geographical Features

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Science & Nature Other

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3193x5469
File Size : 51,160kb


Aliases

  1. Shelfmark ID: Maps 7 Folio No: Tab 126
  1. 1280000799
  1. 3-057-284
  1. 3057284

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