A finely engraved bird's-eye plan of the city and fortifications of Jakarta, the capital of the Dutch East Indies, based on a similar plan by Bellin. A detailed key at the bottom right identifies the buildings and sites of importance. In the harbor are three ships including a three-masted warship, and in The Great River are two smaller sailing boats. Published in London in Thomas Salmon's Modern History: or the Present State of All Nations.
References: cf Shirley (BL-Atlas) G.SALM-1c #6.
Condition: A
A fine impression with a few faint stains in bottom left corner.