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Auction 179, Lot 757

"Carte des Isles de Java, Sumatra, Borneo &a. Les Detroits de la Sonde Malaca et Banca Golphe de Siam &a.", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: East Indies - Indonesia

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication: Histoire Generale des Voyages

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.4 x 9.9 inches
29 x 25.1 cm
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This copper engraved map covers the Malaysian peninsula, Indonesia, and Borneo. Singapore is not identified, but several other lesser islands are named including Tioman Island (Poulo ou I. Timon) and Penang (I. Pinang). A decorative title cartouche and compass rose adorn the map.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression on a bright sheet of watermarked paper, issued folding with a couple of minor misfolds and light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Unsold

Closed on 9/16/2020

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