Old, antique map of Southeast Asia by J. Blaeu 1641-42
India quae Orientalis dicitur et Insulae Adiacentes.
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Old, antique map of Southeast Asia by J. Blaeu
Date of the first edition: 1634
Date of this map: 1641-42
Copper engraving
Size: 41.5 x 50.5cm (16.1 x 19.7 inches)
Verso text: German
Condition: Contemporary old coloured, excellent.
Condition Rating: A
References: Van der Krogt 2, 8400:2; Parry, Pl. 4.27.
From: Novus Atlas, Das ist, Weltbeschreibung, ... Amsterdam, J. Blaeu, 1641. (Van der Krogt 2, 231)
"This map contains a dedication to Laurens Rael, VOC Director in Amsterdam and former Governor General in Asia, who was a personal friend of William Blaeu's and who probably helped Blaeu obtain the copper plates from the VOC Directors for the new two-volume 1635 atlas that was enriched with new maps of the region including that of the East Indian Islands." (Parry, p. 115)