Subject: Jakarta, Indonesia
Period: 1739 (dated)
Publication: Allerneuester geographisch
Color: Hand Color
Size:
10.3 x 8.8 inches
26.2 x 22.4 cm
Charming bird's-eye plan of the city of Batavia (Jakarta), the Dutch colonial capital. The chart is oriented with north to the right by a beautiful compass rose. An extensive key to the plan is contained in a scroll cartouche. Engraved by A. Hoffer.
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Condition: A
Minor repaired tear in top blank margin.