"Goa", Merian, Matthaus
Subject: Goa, India
Period: 1646 (circa)
Publication: Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica
Color: Hand Color
Size:
14.1 x 10.8 inches
35.8 x 27.4 cm
This is a sharply engraved view of the city of Goa, which was the largest trading center on India's western coast and Portugal's most important possession in India. A decorative cartouche encloses a numbered key to 43 locations within the city. North is oriented to the bottom of the chart. Elephants are shown working on the waterfront and a number of ships sail in the bay. Published in Johann Ludwig Gottfried's Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.GOTT-1a #47.
Condition: A
A nice impression with attractive color on watermarked paper. There is a printer's crease adjacent to centerfold, else fine.
