"[Untitled - New Guinea & the Moluccas]", Forrest, Thomas

Interesting and scarce English chart showing the western part of New Guinea with the Spice Islands, part of Borneo, and the southern part of the Philippines. Shows the tract of Forrest’s ship, the Tartar Galley, on its voyage in 1774-76 and the harbors visited. A large dedication block fills the top corner of the map, "In Testimony of Esteem and Regard for his great Maritime Abilities to Sir William James, Bart. Deputy Chairman of the Honorable E. India Company, This Map is Inscribed by his most humble Servant, Thomas Forrest."

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Condition: B+

Issued folding on watermarked paper with light soiling and a few minor abrasions. The folds have been reinforced with tissue on verso to repair a few tiny fold separations.