"Archipel des Indes Orientales, qui Comprend les Isles de la Sonde, Moluques et Philippines, Tirees des Cartes du Neptune Oriental", Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles

A detailed depiction of the region centered on Borneo, showing Sumatra, Java, the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines, and the tips of New Guinea and Northern Australia (Nouvelle Hollande). An inset at upper right depicts the Marianas. The map names Sincapoura (Singapore) and Batavia (Jakarta) and locates the important Spice Islands. A decorative rococo-style title cartouche and three distance scales are also featured. Engraved by Guillaume Delahaye.

References: Pedley #413.

Condition: A

Contemporary outline color on a bright sheet of watermarked paper with a bit of printer's ink residue.