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Original fileKaart van Holland en Utrecht, 1589 Caerte vanden lande ende graefschappe van Hollandt midtsgaders het landt van Utrecht de deelen … (titel op object)
This engraving offers a detailed bird's-eye view of the Dutch landscape, oriented with East at the top. It features a central compass rose, numerous sailing vessels, and a decorative cartouche at the bottom flanked by two putti. In the lower-left corner, a pair of dividers rests over a scale bar, emphasizing the mathematical precision used to document the territory.
The map reflects the 16th-century intersection of art, geometry, and natural philosophy, where the act of surveying the 'theater of the world' was seen as a way to uncover the rational order of creation. As a work by Jan Saenredam, a key figure in Haarlem Mannerism, it demonstrates how scientific cartography was elevated through the aesthetic standards of the late Renaissance.
FRIESIA OCCIDENTALIS ZVYDER ZEE DVCATVS GELDRIÆ PARS DVCATVS BRABANTIÆ PARS OCEANI GERMANICI PARS Caerte vanden lande ende Graefschappe van Hollandt midtsgaders het landt van Utrecht de deelen ende houcken van andere lande annex hollt gelege, Ende ijder lanthuijs s'beleyt hebben. Perfect gemaect nade tegenwoirdige situatie en gelegentheyt Miliaria parua Cleyne mylen Miliaria mediocria Middelbaer mylen Miliaria magna Groote mylen I:Saenredam 1589
Translation
WESTERN FRIESLAND ZUYDER ZEE PART OF THE DUCHY OF GUELDERS PART OF THE DUCHY OF BRABANT PART OF THE GERMAN OCEAN Map of the land and County of Holland, together with the land of Utrecht, the parts and corners of other lands annexed and adjacent, and how each region is situated. Perfectly made according to the present situation and position. Small miles Medium miles Large miles I: Saenredam 1589
Gerardus Mercator
Mercator's development of mathematical cartography provided the philosophical and technical framework for late 16th-century Dutch engravers to map the physical world.
Object
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Engraving
map
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · CC0
http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.323632
Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
6160 × 4296 px
2a0f6377c5c23997fe49c9b3e5ea6f7b6d2ef698
November 22, 2019
March 23, 2026
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