Catalog Archive
Auction 182, Lot 704

NO RESERVE

"Les Indes Orientales et Leur Archipel Assujeties aux Observations Astronomiqes Combinees avec les Itineraires Anciens et Modernes...", Bonne/Lattre

Subject: Southern & Southeast Asia

Period: 1771 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Moderne

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.3 x 12.8 inches
46.5 x 32.5 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

A beautifully engraved map of the area from India to the Philippines including the islands of the East Indies, the Maldives and part of Taiwan. At the tip of the Malaysian Peninsula is a group of islands including Sin Capura. Political subdivisions and place names are shown in considerable detail. The decorative title cartouche features a sailing ship and cargo representing the importance of the region.

References:

Condition: B+

Contemporary outline color on a watermarked sheet with light toning and soiling.

Estimate: $80 - $100

Sold for: $95

Closed on 4/28/2021

Archived