{"id":27446,"date":"2025-06-13T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiek\/niet-gecategoriseerd\/zuiderzee-wadden-lucas-jansz-waghenaer-1590\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:47:17","slug":"zuiderzee-wadden-sea-lucas-jansz-waghenaer-1590","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/sold\/zuiderzee-wadden-sea-lucas-jansz-waghenaer-1590\/","title":{"rendered":"Zuiderzee, Wadden Sea, North Sea, Noord-Holland &#8211; Lucas Jansz. Waghenaer, c. 1590"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"167\"><strong data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"167\">FAMOUS 16TH-CENTURY SEA CHART: THE FIRST PRINTED MAP OF THE ZUIDERZEE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"573\"><em data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"359\">&#8220;<strong>Description des Fleuves tr\u00e8s renommez, \u00e0 s\u00e7avoir du Flie &amp; Marsdiep, s\u2019estendants au Pays pardevant Enckhuse, iusques \u00e0 Amsterdam, avec tous les bancs &amp; gueuz, situez sur iceulx Fleuves<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/em><br data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"362\" \/>(\u201cDescription of the very renowned waterways, namely the Vlie and the Marsdiep, stretching along the coast before Enkhuizen as far as Amsterdam, with all the shoals and shallows situated along these waterways.\u201d) Copper e<span style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">ngraving made by <strong>Johannes van Doetecum<\/strong> in 1583 <strong>for Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer<\/strong>\u2019s <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\" data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"677\">Spieghel der Zeevaert<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">, here in an edition printed by <strong>Cornelis Claesz.<\/strong> around <strong>1590<\/strong>. Size: 32.5 \u00d7 51 cm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With the expanding horizons of Dutch maritime trade along the coasts of Western Europe in the second half of the 16th century, the seamen needed better aids to navigation. The most important pioneer in the development of a better and safer navigation was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucas_Janszoon_Waghenaer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucas Jansz. Waghenaer<\/a> (1534\/35-1606). Thanks to him, the field of maritime publication was enriched with an exceptional work: <em>Spieghel der Zeevaardt<\/em>. This work was a milestone in the development of West European navigation.<\/p>\n<p>The stimulus for the introduction of a better <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maritime_pilot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pilot<\/a> guide came from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/States_of_Holland_and_West_Friesland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Friesland<\/a>. With its flourishing harbours on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zuiderzee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zuiderzee<\/a>, the region had always been closely linked to shipping and commerce. Waghenaer was born in Enkhuizen, a town that was experiencing unprecedented economic growth at that time. Enkhuizen is located in the middle of West Friesland, (of course) shown on the first map (after the map of Europe as a whole) in <em>Spieghel der Zeevaardt<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Waghenaer worked for more than twenty years on the <em>Spieghel<\/em>. He drew his material from various manuscripts and printed sources, to which he added his own extensive observations, which he had made on his many voyages on Enkhuizen\u2019s ships. In the printed text of the <em>Spieghel<\/em>, Waghenaer repeatedly refers to his own depth measurements and findings. This demonstrates that during his active career as a seaman, he had already been thinking of compiling a pilot guide in the new style. Waghenaer announces that his charts were so much appreciated \u201cthat the most important skippers, pilots, steersmen, as well as the most famous and wealthy merchants have asked and requested me for years repeatedly, to publish the charts for the advancement, improvement and safety of the navigation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Waghenaer\u2019s first publisher, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christophe_Plantin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christoffel Plantijn<\/a>, chose one of the best engravers of that period, J<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joannes_van_Doetecum_the_Elder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ohannes van Doetecum<\/a> (1530 &#8211; 1605), to engrave the charts. This choice undoubtedly contributed to the creation of an extremely attractive pilot guide that overshadowed all other commonly used rutters published so far in small format.<\/p>\n<p><em>Literature: Erik Walsmit et al. (2009) &#8220;Spiegel van de Zuiderzee. Geschiedenis en Cartobibliografie van de Zuidezee en het Hollands Waddengebied&#8221;. Map no. 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