Subject: Strait of Malacca & Malaysia
Period: 1755 (dated)
Publication: L'Hydrographie Francoise
Color: Black & White
Size:
35.1 x 21.8 inches
89.2 x 55.4 cm
This large chart focuses on the Strait of Malacca and the southern tip of Malaysia. Depth soundings, rocks, shoals and safe anchorages are identified. There are numerous islands depicted, with a note indicating that there are many tiny islands but they are not well known. The modern-day island of Singapore is labeled Pulo ou Isle Panjang. Land approach views fill the interior of Malaysia. The map is adorned with a decorative rococo cartouche.
References: Rumsey #12059.
Condition: B+
A dark impression on a sturdy sheet with a large double-headed eagle watermark, some printer's ink residue, an extraneous crease adjacent to the centerfold, marginal soiling, and rhumb lines skillfully added in brown manuscript ink. There is a grayish shadow along the centerfold that is caused by our scanner and doesn't appear on the map itself.