"Carte de la Cote de Pegu", Apres de Mannevillette, Jean B. N. D.

This uncommon chart covers the region in south central Myanmar from the Irrawaddy Delta through parts of the Yangon, Bago, and Mon regions. A few towns are located inland, including Thanlyin (Siriam) and Mottama (Martaban), and the courses of various rivers are provisionally traced. A few mountains are depicted, as are a number of trees (among them some palms) along the coast. Soundings, hazards, shoals, anchorages, and notes on the currents and bottom types appear in a sea crossed with rhumb lines. A lengthy note along the coast of the Mon State claims that little is known of the area. Engraved by Guillaume Nicolas Delahaye.

A French sailor and hydrographer, D' Après de Mannevillette (1707-1780) used new instruments to correct the latitudes measured by previous explorers. His atlas Le Neptune Oriental, first published in 1745, was considered a major achievement and an indispensable resource for navigators.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) M.APR-1c.

Condition: B+

A sharp impression on a sturdy, watermarked sheet with a damp stain at top right. There are binding holes along the sheet's top edge, outside the image.