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Maldives Title: De eilanden Maldives of voormuur van Indien met der selver tussen-gelegen zeen. Cartographer: Van der Aa, Pieter Published: Leiden, Van der Aa Date: 1706-08 Size: [15,5 x 28,2 cm] Technic: Copper-engraving / Uncolored Description: Original copper-engraving, uncoloured as published. A fine and decorative map of the Maldives, many islands of the atolls of the Maldives are named. The map encludes as well the neighbouring southern tip of India with Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean towards Sumatra and the Street of Malacca. Ornated in the lower right corner with an allegoric title cartouche and a scale of mileage. The famous Dutch publisher and mapmaker Pieter Van der Aa (1659 Leiden - 1733 Leiden) published 'during the period 1882-1733, an enormous quantity of printed matter' (Koeman). This map was actually published in the first edition of his travelbooks 'Naauwkeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en landreysen na Oost en West-Indien', in Leiden 1706-08. Notes: In excellent condition. Printed on the full sheet as published; the map was originally folded in this series, so that old folds are more or less visable. Condition: Excellent Reference: Price: /
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