Catalog Archive
Auction 164, Lot 690
Print View

"Charte von Ost-Indien und den Angraentzenden Laendern...", Moll, Herman

Subject: Southern Asia

Period: 1737 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21.6 x 12.9 inches
54.9 x 32.8 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This rare map extends from India to Japan, and south to include the East Indies. The map is filled with information on political divisions, towns, and even roads. The mythical Chaamay See still appears in western China. Five large insets depict bird's-eye plans of Bantam, Madras (Chennai), and Batavia (Jakarta), as well as panoramic views of Goa and Surat. Engraved by Johann Benjamin Bruhl.

References:

Condition: A

Issued folding, now flattened, with some printer's ink residue in the Bay of Bengal and a few minor chips in the left blank margin that have been professionally repaired.

Estimate: $900 - $1,200

Sold for: $1,400

Closed on 9/13/2017

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap