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India quae orientalis dicitur et insulae adiacentes. by WILLEM BLAEU

Creator: WILLEM BLAEU
Offered by: Shapero Gallery

Description
BLAEU, WILLEM.
India quae orientalis dicitur et insulae adiacentes.
Stock Code 107250
Amsterdam, 1650
£1,750
Engraved map of Southeast Asia, showing the area from India in the northwest to the southernmost part of Japan in the northeast, with the Indonesian archipelago in the south and an outline of the western part of New Guinea (now part of Indonesia). The areas depicted also include present-day Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as Cambodia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Hand-coloured double-page engraved map, centre fold as issued, with cartouches for the title, dedication and scale, Latin text on verso; sheet size: 49 x 57.5 cm.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Period:	Pre 18th Century
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	107250
Incollect Reference #:	602116

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