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Auction: 15040 - Antique Maps sale during the International Exhibition
Lot: 95

Maps
Asia
Malaya - Malacca
1750 Plan de la Viller et Forteresse de Malaca ..., by Jacques Nicolas Bellin; 7¾ x 10 inches, old colour.

Fortresse de Malacca, better known as A Famosa, is a Portuguese fortress located in Malacca. It is among the oldest surviving European architectural remains in Asia. The Porta de Santiago, a small gate house, is the only remaining part of the fortress still standing. Alfonso de Albuquerque built the fortress around a natural hill near the sea. Most of the village clustered in town houses inside the fortress walls. As Malacca's population expanded it outgrew the original fort and extensions were added around 1586. The legend, on the left of the map, tells the names of places marked on the city.

Some age marking, mostly confined to the borders. Photo

Estimate
SG$200 to SG$250