1760 – I. Tirion – Nieuwe Kaart van India

Title:                   “Nieuwe Kaart van India over de Ganes of van Malakka, Siam, Cambodia, Chiampa, Kochinchina, Laos, Pegu, Ava, enz.”​

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Description:

Decorative map of the Malaysian Peninsula and the northern parts of Sumatra and Borneo. The mythical Lac Chaamay is still shown in Acham.

Comes from the French edition of Engelbert Kaempfer’s “Histoire Naturelle, Civile, et Ecclesiastique de l’Empire du Japon”  published in a three volume set by Uytwerf in Amsterdam in 1760.

Cartographer:      Isaak Tirion (1705 – 1765)

Sheet size:             41,0 x  36,1 cm

Year:                       1760

Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:

Good condition. Watermarked paper. Two wormholes restored. Contemporary coloring.

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This is an original antique map published in 1760 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity