Subject: East Indies - Indonesia
Period: 1758 (circa)
Publication: Histoire Generale des Voyages
Color: Hand Color
Size:
11.4 x 9.9 inches
29 x 25.1 cm
This copper engraved map covers the Malaysian peninsula, Indonesia, and Borneo. Singapore is not identified, but several other lesser islands are named including Tioman Island (Poulo ou I. Timon) and Penang (I. Pinang). A decorative title cartouche and compass rose adorn the map.
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Condition: A
A crisp impression, issued folding on a sheet with a bunch of grapes watermark. A binding trim at left has been replaced with old paper, and an adjacent tiny binding tear has been professionally repaired. The bottom margin has also been extended with old paper.