Dutchman Gerard van Keulen (1678-1727) and his father ran the marine chart company Van Keulen which was the largest of its kind in Europe in the mid-eighteenth century and almost served as an unofficial maritime authority for the continent Gerard van Keulen was an excellent engraver and well versed in mathematics and navigation. He was for a time the senior cartographer for the East and West India Trading Companies and made almost 500 maps of the coastlines of the world. His sea map collection, published in 1752 is the most comprehensive ever seen.
Van Keulen's map of Iceland was published in 1728 and is partly based on Joris Carolus' map of 1628, resembling general land maps rather than sea maps despite including several characteristic features of sea maps such as compass lines and compass roses.
Actual size of map: 65 x 59 cm.