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Auction 199, Lot 641
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"A Map of India, on the West Side of the Ganges, Comprehending the Coasts of Malabar, Cormandel, and the Island Ceylon", Bowen, Emanuel

Subject: Southern India

Period: 1744 (circa)

Publication: John Harris' Navigantium Atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9 x 12.8 inches
22.9 x 32.5 cm
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This lovely English map of India spans from Bombay (Mumbai) south to the Isle of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). It divides the area into kingdoms and locates towns and cities, rivers, roads, and more. A note in Golconda states, "This Country produces Diamonds and other precious stones."

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.HARR-1a #14.

Condition: A

A nice impression with a bit of marginal soiling and a printer's crease in the top right margin.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 9/11/2024

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