Subject: Asia - Southern
Period: 1750 (circa)
Publication: Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages
Color: Hand Color
Size:
7.8 x 9.5 inches
19.8 x 24.1 cm
Dutch edition of this charming map of the Arabian Sea with the coasts of Arabia, Iran, Pakistan and India from C. Jaskes to C. Komorin. Includes a good depiction of the Maldives. The very large title cartouche features a fanciful seahorse and a merman. Engraved by J. van Schley.
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Condition: B
Binding trim replaced in right bottom margin, with repaired 1" binding tear.