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Auction: 15040 - Antique Maps sale during the International Exhibition
Lot: 123

Maps
India
Southern India
1733 Peninsula Indiæ citra Gangem hoc est Orae celeberrimae Malabar & Coromandel cum adjacente insula non minus celebratissima Ceylon, by the heirs of Homann Erben; 21 x 24½ inches, old coloured.

A large and attractive map of Ceylon and the southern part of the Indian Peninsula, with an elaborate cartouche showing an elephant and indigenous people. The map includes towns, roads, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc. An explanation of the map includes notations of various flags of England, Denmark, France, Holland and Portugal along the coast, delineating the various European trading posts along the southern coastline of India, over 20 in all, plus fortified towns.

Usual horizontal reinforcement, slightly reduced at left, otherwise fine. Photo

Estimate
SG$3,000 to SG$4,000