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SET OF 2 RARE EARLY DUTCH MAPS ON NORTHERN & SOUTHERN INDIA (I) KAARTJE VAN DE GROOTE MOGUL OF HET RYK VAN INDOSTAN (II) KAARTJE VAN MALABAR EN COROMANDEL
Mounted(I) Kaartje Van de Groote Mogul of Het RYK Van Indostan
Map Size: 28.5 x 19 cm (11.2 x 7.4 inches)
Mount Size: 39.8 x 32.5 cm (15.6 x 12.8 inches)
Hand-coloured map of the Great Mogul Empire in Northern India, covering the area from Iran to Burma. It documents minute details of the coastal trading posts and fortresses. There is a compass rose on the lower right of the map. The map is surrounded by a graduated longitude and latitude scale, and a light grid of longitude and latitude lines crosses the map.
(II) Kaartje Van Malabar En Coromandel
Map Size: 28.8 x 19 cm (11.3 x 7.4 inches)
Mount Size: 36.6 x 30 cm (14.4 x 11.8 inches)
This is a map of the southern portion of present-day India and neighbouring islands. There is a simple cartouche lower right, framing the full title. Above the Maldives are five distance scales, showing distances between France and Germany to India and between the Malabar and Coromandel Coasts. There is a compass rose on the upper right of the map. The map is surrounded by a graduated longitude and latitude scale, and a light grid of longitude and latitude lines crosses the map.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
Good Condition
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