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Auction 127, Lot 780

"De Eilanden Maldives of Voormuur van Indien met der selver tussen-gelegen Zeen", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Indian Ocean

Period: 1707 (circa)

Publication: Naauwkeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en landreysen…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11 x 6 inches
27.9 x 15.2 cm
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This finely engraved map illustrates the region Diego Lopez de Sequeira visited in 1518 when he became the governor of the Portuguese possessions in India. The map covers the Maldives, Sri Lanka, the Nicobars Islands, and northern Sumatra. Embellished with a pictorial title cartouche.

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Condition: A

Pleasantly toned with faint offsetting in map and a light damp stain in left margins.

Estimate: $230 - $300

Sold for: $170

Closed on 2/25/2009

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