Thailand by Placide de Sainte-Hélène 1686
Pierre Duval (Abbeville, 1618 - 1683)
French geographer, nephew and pupil of Nicolas Sanson. He was encouraged by Louis XIV to move to Paris. In 1650 he became Géographe Ordinaire du Roy.
Carte du Royaume de Siam et des Pays Circonvoisins.
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Category: Antique maps > Asia > Southeast Asia
Old, antique map of the Kingdom of Siam and its neighbouring countries, by Placide de Sainte-Hélène.
Date of the first edition: 1686
Date of this map: 1686
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Size (not including margins): 48 x 33.5cm (18.7 x 13.1 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Original coloured, excellent.
Condition Rating: A+
References: Pastoureau, Placide #1: Suarez (SE Asia), p.213, fig.125; Not in Durant-Curtis.
From: Père Placide, Cartes de geographie. Paris, Augustin Dechaussé, beginning 18th cent. (Pastoureau, p.367 Placide)
Pierre Duval (Abbeville, 1618 - 1683)
French geographer, nephew and pupil of Nicolas Sanson. He was encouraged by Louis XIV to move to Paris. In 1650 he became Géographe Ordinaire du Roy.