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Auction 172, Lot 660

"Kaart van Nederlands Oostindische Bezittingen. Uitgegeven door de Maatschappij tot nut van't Algemeen",

Subject: Indonesia

Period: 1843 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
25.2 x 13 inches
64 x 33 cm
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This map of Indonesia focuses on the topography of the islands, with place names mostly confined to the coastlines. The Cocos Islands are depicted just below the map at left. Drawn and engraved by Daniel Veelwaard, Jr. and issued by the "Maatschappij tot nut van't Algemeen" (Society for Public Welfare), an organization established in 1784 in the Netherlands to promote and improve education among the general population.

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Condition: A

A sharp impression on a clean, bright sheet, ssued folding, now flattened with minor extraneous creasing. There are archival repairs to some tiny holes along the folds and to several chips and tears confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $375 - $450

Sold for: $275

Closed on 4/17/2019

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