Paskaart Van Een Gedeelte Van De Kust Van Portugal

Amsterdam, 1681. unbound. Sea chart. Copper plate engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 20" x 22 1/2".

Beautifully rendered sea chart with north oriented to the left. Shows the Atlantic coast of northern Portugal extending from Porto to just north of Lisbon. Barlengas islands are noted. Features rhumb lines, a compass rose, depths and a decorative ship. Topography along the coastline is beautifully rendered in pictorial details, with major cities and settlements labeled. Ornate title cartouche shows winemakers pouring bottles, highlighting the region's production of Port wine. The scale cartouche is decorated with three putti. (truncated)

Johannes van Keulen (1654-1715) was a Dutch cartographer known for his influential nautical and maritime atlases. Based in Amsterdam, he produced books and maps that described travel itineraries and aided in sea navigation. (Inventory #: 325577)