"Kaart van de Papoasche Eilanden", Tirion, Isaac
Subject: Spice Islands & Papua New Guinea
Period: 1753 (dated)
Publication: Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
14.3 x 12.6 inches
36.3 x 32 cm
This beautifully engraved chart spans from the Spice Islands (Sallawatty, Patenta, Gammen, Land van Waigeeuw, Popo, Misool, and part of Seram) to the western end of Papua New Guinea. Many smaller islands are detailed, and depth soundings are shown near Seram and to the east of Misool. Some of the islands are depicted with some indistinct coastlines. The chart is embellished with a fine compass rose and decorative title cartouche.
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Condition: A
Fine contemporary color on a sheet with very wide margins and a Strasbourg Lily watermark. Slight color offsetting and a few very faint spots.
