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Description

Flawless old color example of this decorative title page from the first edition of Pieter Goos's highly important sea atlas, filled with allegorical figures and illustrations of practical navigation instruments of the 17th Century.

Pieter Goos' sea atlas was among the most important and commercially successful Sea Atlases of the 17th Century. Goos' father, Abraham Goos, was one of the most sought after Dutch engravers of his time (for example, he engraved a number of the maps for John Speed's Atlas). Pieter Goos continued this tradition of fine, elegant engraving, with his Zee Atlas of 1666.

Goos's intention to make a work of both beauty and utility is plainly set forth in this title page, specifically stateing that the work will be beneficial to both "Heeren en Kooplieden" (gentlemen and merchants) and to "Schippers en Stuurlieden" (pilots and seamen). As stated by Koeman, "The . . . beautiful sea-atlas reflects a high professional standard. The many editons published over twenty-five years are an indicaiton of the customer's appreciation."

Condition Description
Old Color
Pieter Goos Biography

Pieter Goos (ca. 1616-1675) was a Dutch map and chart maker, whose father, Abraham Goos (approx. 1590-1643), had already published numerous globes, land and sea maps together with Jodocus Hondius and Johannes Janssonius in Antwerp. Pieter gained recognition due to the publication of sea charts. He bought the copperplates of the famous guide book for sailors, De Lichtende Columne ofte Zeespiegel (Amsterdam 1644, 1649, 1650), from Anthonie Jacobsz. Goos published his own editions of this work in various languages, while adding his own maps. In 1666, he published his De Zee-Atlas ofte Water-Wereld, which is considered one of the best sea atlases of its time. Goos' sea charts came to dominate the Dutch market until the 1670s, when the Van Keulen family came to prominence.