Subject: East Indies - Indonesia
Period: 1778 (dated)
Publication: Atlas Universel
Color: Hand Color
Size:
23.3 x 19.1 inches
59.2 x 48.5 cm
A detailed depiction of the region centered on Borneo, showing Sumatra, Java, the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines, and the tips of New Guinea and Northern Australia (Nouvelle Hollande). An inset at upper right depicts the Marianas. The map names Sincapoura (Singapore) and Batavia (Jakarta) and locates the important Spice Islands. A decorative rococo-style title cartouche and three distance scales are also featured. Published in Remondini's 1784 edition of Atlas Universel.
References: cf. Pedley #413.
Condition: B+
Issued on "R" watermarked paper with minor toning and a small stain in the bottom right corner. There is light scattered foxing mostly in the margins.