Johannes van Keulen established himself in Amsterdam in 1678 and, in 1680, he obtained a privilege from the States General of Holland and West Friesland allowing him to print and publish maritime atlases and shipping guides. This privilege, which protected against the illegal copying of printed material, was especially important for the cartographer’s atlases, produced with extensive initial costs. Van Keulen named his firm “In de Gekroonde Lootsman” (“In the Crowned Pilot”), and began collaborating with cartographers Claes Jansz. Vooght and Johannes van Luyken. In 1681 the ‘Nieuwe Lichtende Zee-Fakkel’ appeared, a five volume atlas for which Vooght compiled the maps and which was illustrated by Johannes van Luyken. The ‘Zee-Fakkel’ made Johannes van Keulen famous and was published in five volumes between 1681 and 1684, with over 130 new charts. Van Keulen’s son, Gerard van Keulen (1678–1726), continued his work and produced new editions of the various volumes. His grandson, Johannes II van Keulen (1704–1755), published a new edition of the volume, with maps of Asian waters, in 1755. The lineage of mapmakers saw yet another member of the Van Keulen legacy with great-grandson Gerard Hulst van Keulen (1733–1801), who occupied himself with the last editions of the ‘Zee-Fakkel’. This map also exist with two other titels: in English , French and Dutch titel