Cartographer:
HOMANN Heirs
Title:
Malibar and Coromandel cum adjacente Insula non minus celebratissima Ceylon
Stock Code:
2173
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Original colour
Size: (W x H):
48cm x 53cm
19 inches x 21 inches
Date:
1735
Price:
£350
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
In excellent condition, the original colour retains its freshness