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Auction 177, Lot 645

"Le Royaume de Siam avec les Royaumes qui luy sont Tributaires, et les Isles de Sumatra, Andemaon, etc. et les Isles Voisine...", Mortier, Pierre

Subject: Southeast Asia

Period: 1700 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Nouveau...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21.9 x 18.9 inches
55.6 x 48 cm
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This finely detailed and beautifully engraved map of southeast Asia shows the Malaysian Peninsula and the islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Java. This was the domain of the Dutch East Indies Company (V.O.C.), which made its headquarters in Batavia (Jakarta) on the island of Java. The map was primarily drawn from the accounts of French Jesuits and the French Embassy that traveled through the Straits of Banca and the Gulf of Siam in 1685-86. This is the lower half of a two-sheet map of the region, though it stands on its own with full neatlines.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.MORT-3a #105; Parry pp. 177-78.

Condition: A

A strong impression with contemporary outline color. There is faint offsetting and a few minor spots.

Estimate: $600 - $750

Sold for: $450

Closed on 4/29/2020

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