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"Insula Ceilan quae Incolis Tenarisin Dicitur", Mercator/Jansson
Subject: Sri Lanka
Period: 1631 (published)
Publication: Atlas Minor
Color: Hand Color
Size:
7.1 x 5.7 inches
18 x 14.5 cm
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Handsome small map of the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) with north oriented to the left. The map is fully engraved to show the mountains, forests and kingdoms and a few simple roads. This map was engraved by Petrus Kaerius for Jansson's edition of the Atlas Minor. Although this plate was first used in 1628, by 1630 a crack had formed in the right border and the top right corner had broken off, both visible in this example. This plate was replaced in 1648 with a newly engraved plate. German text on verso.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #8380:352A.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression on a lightly toned sheet.
Estimate: $140 - $170
Price: $100
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