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"Carte de l'Isle de Ceylan pour Servir a l'Histoire des Etablissemens Europeens", Bellin/Van Schley

Subject: Sri Lanka

Period: 1750 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.6 x 10.1 inches
24.4 x 25.7 cm
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This fine map of the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) shows harbors along the coast including Colombo, Trincomalee, Chilaw, and Negombo, as well as many small towns and settlements inland. The I. Calpentyn (Kalpitiya Peninsula), Mannar Island, and several smaller islands are included off the west coast. Ceylon's shorelines are well defined depicting capes, bays, and points, and the island is filled with pictorial depictions of mountains and trees. Title in Dutch below map: Kaart van t' Eiland Ceilon…

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Condition: A

A crisp impression, issued folding on a bright sheet with an arms of Amsterdam watermark. There some light spots of foxing, mostly confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Price: $100

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