Antique map - sea chart of Southeast asia & Australia by L. Renard - F. De Wit. 1715
Orientaliora Indiarum Orientalium cum Insulis Adjacentibus a Promontorio C. Comorin ad Iapan / Pascaert van t'Ooster Gedeelte van Oost Indien van C. Comorin tot Iapan
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Category: Antique maps > Asia > Southeast Asia
Sea chart showing Southeast Asia and the still only partially charted coasts of Australia and New Guinea. Oriented to the East.
Re-issue of De Wit's chart of 1675, with only change of imprint.
Copper engraving
Size: 44.5 x 54.5cm (17.4 x 21.3 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Old coloured, excellent.
Condition Rating: A
References: Parry, Plate 6.22.
From: Atlas de la Navigation et du Commerce L. Renard, 1715.
The chart is a direct copy of Pieter Goos' chart 'Orientaliora Indiarum Orientalium ...' of 1666. It is one of a pair covering the whole Indian Ocean.