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ORTELIUS Abraham
Ortelius’ decorative map of South East Asia. This map is gorgeously fanciful - little was accurately known about the area at the time - the sea at top right is decorated with colourful sea-monsters and mermaids. Strapwork title cartouche at lower left.
Dimensions (W x H): 49.6 x 34.7 / 19½ x 13½
£2200
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CORONELLI, Vincenzo
Beautiful map of South East Asia from Burma to Northern Australia showing all the islands a little closer together than in reality - Hainan is next to the Philippines, and the Philippines are very close to Celebes. Ornamental cartouche at lower left with title on drape, carried by mermaids. ...
Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 45 / 23½ x 17½
£1500
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WIT, Frederick de
Handsome map of South East Asia, showing the mythical Lake Chiang Mai, the northcoast of Australia and the slightly thinned view of India. Title cartouche at top right flanked by four jesting Asian men.
Dimensions (W x H): 56.5 x 45.5 / 22 x 18
£1250
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SCHENK, Pieter & VALCK Gerard
A superb map of the island of Java showing its relationship to Bali, Sumatra and Borneo. Very decorative title cartouche with natives and a cherub. Map scale in cartouche with cherubs and mermaids. The Schenk and Valck families were closely linked by marriage. Most of their work consisted of ...
Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 42 / 20 x 16½
£1200
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SCHENK, Pieter & VALCK Gerard
A superb map of the East Indies. Decorative title cartouche with natives holding spears and swords. Map scale also in cartouche with mermaid. The sea decorated with ships a sea monster and a compass rose. The Schenk and Valck families were closely linked by marriage. Most of their work ...
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 39 / 19½ x 15½
£1200
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SCHENK, Pieter & VALCK Gerard
A superb map of the island of Sumatra showing its relationship to Java and the Malay peninsula with east at the top of the map. Decorative title cartouche. Map scale also in cartouche with cherubs.
Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 42 / 20½ x 16½
£1200
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SCHENK, Pieter & VALCK Gerard
A superb map of the island of Borneo in original colour. Decorative title cartouche with mermaids and people spearing fish. Map scale also in cartouche with cherubs. The sea decorated with ships.
Dimensions (W x H): 52 x 42 / 20½ x 16½
£750
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
This map is a reduced version of Blaeu’s 1635 map of the same title, with some noteable differences. Merian has place his cartouche at lower left allowing more detail on the Chinese mainland and there are no rhumb lines for example, but the area covered and the level of detail is the same Matthew ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 27 / 14 x 10½
£750
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QUAD, Matthias
A very attractive early map of South East Asia with decorative border, title at lower left. The coastlines are recognisable but approximate. The map stretches from ‘Persia’ in the north west to ‘New Guinea’ in the south-east. Part of the west coast of North America is shown at top right, showing ...
Dimensions (W x H): 28.5 x 20 / 11 x 8
£600
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JANSSON, Jan
A beautiful map of the Molucca islands, showing their relationship to ‘Gilolo’, now called Halmahera in Indonesia. Once known as the Spice Islands, the Moluccas were first settled by the Portuguese in the early 16th century and later taken and controlled by the Dutch. Elaborate title and scale ...
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 38.5 / 19½ x 15
£600
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
Splendid detailed map of India, China South East Asia and the East Indies, coloured by region. The map covers the area from the Caspian Sea, and Japan in the north, to Timor in the south. Explanatory text at lower left by Nicholas Gueudeville. Title on top border, 4 scales at lower right.
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 50 / 19½ x 19½
£550
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LA PEROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
Beautiful uncluttered map of the Phillipines, showing the sea route from Manilla through the islands. The coasts of the islands are fairly accurately charted and there are no details in land. Compass point at centre, rhumb lines criss cross the map. Title at top right
Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 53.5 / 16½ x 21
£450
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BOWEN, Emanuel
An attractive map with cartouche depicting natives under parasols, short texts giving information on the map
Dimensions (W x H): 42.5 x 34.5 / 16½ x 13½
£450
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CARY, John
Clear and accurate map of South East Asia. The map extends from ‘Pegu’(Burma) to the tip of Papua New Guinea and includes all the islands, and part of continental Asia - Vietnam, Cambodia Laos, Thailand and Malaya. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English ...
Dimensions (W x H): 52 x 46 / 20½ x 18
£375
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ZATTA, Antonio
The map shows the islands of South East Asia and the southern tips of Malaysia and Cambodia. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th century atlases. He drew on the work of other ...
Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 33 / 16½ x 13
£375
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ZATTA, Antonio
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 41 / 13 x 16
£375
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D’ANVILLE, Jean Baptise Bourguignon
Dimensions (W x H): 70 x 51 / 27½ x 20
£350
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SANSON, Nicolas
Title cartouche and wind rose, inset map of the Ladrone Isles. Showing the Philippine Islands, part of the China coast and Borneo, and the northern tip of Celebes
Dimensions (W x H): 24.5 x 19 / 9½ x 7½
£350
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HOMANN Heirs
Based on the 1719 map by the French Jesuit priest, Bouchet (Moreland and Bannister p 271), this attractive map has an ornate cartouche left plain. It shows the different European outposts-English, French, Danish, Dutch and Portuguese-with flags
Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 53 / 19 x 21
£345
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BRUÉ, Adrien Hubert
This is the later edition of this map revised and amended by Charles Picquet
Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 36.2 / 20½ x 14½
£320
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ROBERT DE VAUGONDY
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 48 / 23 x 19
£320
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso
A wonderful, interesting and fanciful map of the East Indies. The island of Sumatra is shown disproportionately, as is the Malay Peninsular. Borneo is named Java Menor, the Moluccas are shown as one island. The islands of Bali, Lombok and Flores are not shown
Dimensions (W x H): 14.5 x 11 / 5½ x 4½
£300
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
Interesting chart of the coastline of the Gulf of Siam by the famed French cartographer and hydrographer Jacques Nicholas Bellin. The map shows the coast from the Mekong delta to the Isle of Tioman, near the tip of the Malaysian Peninsula. Soundings and rhumblines criss-cross the map. At lower left ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 50 / 14 x 19½
£300
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BRUE, A
An accurate and detailed map of South East Asia, from southern Burma in the north west, to the northern tip of Australia in southwest. Title at top right, with copywright seal embossed into the paper. A good example of early steel engraving
Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 36 / 20 x 14
£295
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SANSON, Nicolas
An interesting map of the East Indies from Flores to Papua New Guinea, and just showing the bottom of Mindanao in the Philippines. Inset showing the islands off the east coast of Gilolo, Molucca Islands, and further inset of the island of Banda. Title cartouche and wind rose
Dimensions (W x H): 24.5 x 19 / 9½ x 7½
£295
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SANSON, Nicolas
Handsome two part map of these South East Asian Islands. Each part with its own cartouche. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Bion’s treatise on ...
Dimensions (W x H): 24 x 19 / 9½ x 7½
£275
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SANSON, Nicolas
Handsome map of southern Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Bion’s treatise on globes. Nicolas Bion was a ...
Dimensions (W x H): 24.5 x 19 / 9½ x 7½
£275
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SANSON, Nicolas
Interesting map of the islands between Borneo and New Guinea, with insets of the Moluccas (the famous Spice Islands) on lower edge. Compass rose and title cartouche at top right. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time ...
Dimensions (W x H): 24.5 x 19 / 9½ x 7½
£275
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Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 32 / 15½ x 12½
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 32 / 15½ x 12½
£275
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HALL, Sydney
Beautiful map of the south East Asian Islands. This late copper engraving was published at around the time that geographical accuracy in terms of map making and exploration had been achieved.
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 43 / 21 x 17
£275
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
Sea chart showing part of the west coast of Borneo, the islands of Belitung and Bangka, and part of the east coast of Sumatra.
Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 34 / 19 x 13
£275
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ZATTA, Antonio
A clear and accurate map of the region with a simple cartouche. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th century atlases. He drew on the work of other cartographers- such as Captain ...
Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 33 / 16½ x 13
£250
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SANSON, Nicolas
A pair of interesting maps of south-east Asia. The left hand map shows the mainland of south-east Asia. the right hand map shows the Malay peninusula, Sumatra and the Andaman Islands. Each map has its own title cartouche.
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 19 / 10 x 7½
£245
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KAERIUS, Petrus
Beautiful map of South East Asia from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others, engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
£245
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BLAIR, Rev John
An attractive map of South East Asia, from India to an outsized Borneo, with an inset map the Philippines.
Dimensions (W x H): 55.4 x 41.6 / 22 x 16½
£220
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ZATTA, Antonio
Map of North Vietnam, southern China and Taiwan. Ornamental cartouche. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th century atlases. He drew on the work of other cartographers- such as ...
Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 33 / 16½ x 13
£200
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H Warren
/ RAPKIN, J
A highly decorative map for the period with vignettes showing towns and local scenes, the whole enclosed in an elegant border.
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 26 / 13 x 10
£200
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WELLER, Edward
Two maps on one sheet.
Dimensions (W x H): 44 x 31 / 17½ x 12
£200
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SWANSTON, G, H
A map of what is now known as south-east Asia. Borneo is in the centre and Sumatra to the west and Papua New Guinea in the west. The Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand (all using the old names) are to the north and Australia in south east corner. The odd minor brown spot on image.
Dimensions (W x H): 53.5 x 42 / 21 x 16½
£200
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Detailed map of the East Indies. Title at top right with scale below.
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 34 / 19½ x 13½
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 34 / 19½ x 13½
£195
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ROBERT DE VAUGONDY
A simple clear map of south east Asian Islands, with a decorative cartouche at top left
Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 24 / 10 x 9½
£185
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
An attractive map of the Philippines, with ornamental cartouche at lower left, north to the right of the map
Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 20.5 / 12 x 8
£185
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
Dimensions (W x H): 43 x 21 / 17 x 8½
£185
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
An attractive map of the southern Philippines, with ornamental cartouche at lower left.
Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 20.5 / 12 x 8
£185
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
An attractive map of the southern Philippines, with ornamental cartouche at lower left.
Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 20.5 / 12 x 8
£175
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BARTHOLOMEW, John
Attractive map of the East Indies showing all the islands of south east Asia, including the Malayan Peninsula and the western tip of New Guinea. Title at top right with a note underneath listing the sources of the map.
Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 40.5 / 20 x 16
£175
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WELLER, Edward
A detailed map of islands of South-East Asia.
Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 31 / 16½ x 12
£175
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
Map of the western tip of Irian Jaya(New Guinea), and the islands nearby including ‘Mixoal’and ‘Waigeew’ The coast has been charted in detail with depth soundings, sandbanks and rocks noted. Cartouche decorated with foliage at top right, scale below
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 31.5 / 14 x 12½
£145
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
Map of the western tip of Irian Jaya(New Guinea), and the islands nearby including ‘Mixoal’and ‘Waigeew’ The coast has been charted in detail with depth soundings, sandbanks and rocks noted. Cartouche decorated with foliage at top right, scale below
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 31.5 / 14 x 12½
£145
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
Map of the route taken in 1768 by the French ship Francois showing parts of the coasts of Ceram, Buru and the Celebes
Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 27.5 / 19 x 11
£145
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BARTHOLOMEW, J
Simple and clear map of the Dutch possessions in South East Asia.
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 29 / 16 x 11½
£145
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Detailed map of the islands. Title at top right with scale underneath.
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 34 / 10 x 13½
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 34 / 10 x 13½
£135
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Attractive little map of the islands of south east Asia.
Dimensions (W x H): 22.5 x 19 / 9 x 7½
£130
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MALLET, Alain, Manesson
Showing the islands of Bali, Java, Sumatra and Borneo and the Malay peninsula. Title cartouche with cherubs riding and sea gods arm in arm amongst reeds.
Dimensions (W x H): 10.0 x 14.0 / 4.0 x 6.0
£130
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MERCATOR/JANSSON
Beautiful map of part of Myanmar from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. North to the right of map.
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
£120
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BARTHOLOMEW, J
Simple and clear map of the Dutch possessions in South East Asia.
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 29 / 16 x 11½
£95
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JANSSON, Jan
Attractive little map of what is now Myanmar in South East Asia. North to the right, depth soundings off the south coast.
Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14 / 8 x 5½
£95
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Detailed map of Sumatra with an inset map of Java below.
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 34 / 10 x 13½
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 34 / 10 x 13½
£95
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
Interesting map showing part of the route that Dampier took in 1699, when he discovered the strait between New Guinea and New Britain
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 18 / 11 x 7
£60
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Detailed map of the islands. Title on bottom right margin with scale underneath.
Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 25 / 13½ x 10
Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 25 / 13½ x 10