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Two-sheet 18th century map of India & the Far East

HOMANN HEIRS.

Carte des Indes Orientales...
Nuremberg, 1748. Original colour with additions. Two sheets conjoined , total 520 x 890mm.

Larger than the standard Homann format, this map shows the Far East from India and the Maldives to the Philippines and the uncertain coastlines of New Guinea. The title is within a fine martial cartouche, representing the struggles of the European powers for control in the area. The map is dedicated to William IV, Prince of Orange-Nassau (1711-51), a Director-General of the Dutch East India Company and son-in-law of George II of Great Britain.


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Stock Id :11459

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Two-sheet 18th century map of India & the Far East

HOMANN HEIRS.

Carte des Indes Orientales...
Nuremberg, 1748. Original colour with additions. Two sheets conjoined , total 520 x 890mm.

Larger than the standard Homann format, this map shows the Far East from India and the Maldives to the Philippines and the uncertain coastlines of New Guinea. The title is within a fine martial cartouche, representing the struggles of the European powers for control in the area. The map is dedicated to William IV, Prince of Orange-Nassau (1711-51), a Director-General of the Dutch East India Company and son-in-law of George II of Great Britain.


Stock ID : 11459

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