Carte Des Indes et de la Chine Dressee sur plusieurs Relations particulieres Rectifees...

Covens and Mortier
Old coloured map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1720.

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Description

Old coloured antique map of East Asia with India, the Malay Peninsula, China and the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra with Borneo, Japan and Korea. Covens & Mortier's edition of Guillaume de l'Isle's very detailed map of East Asia.

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CartographerCovens and Mortier
TitleCarte Des Indes et de la Chine Dressee sur plusieurs Relations particulieres Rectifees par quelques Observations Par Guillaume De L'Isle de l'Academie Royale des Sciences...
Publisher, YearCovens & Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1720
Plate Size61.0 x 62.5 cm (24.0 x 24.6 inches)
Sheet Size63.5 x 63.0 cm (25.0 x 24.8 inches)

Condition

Due to the size the lower part of the map was folded and is backed there, centrefold partly backed, the outermost margins at the crease left and right redrawn. Good condition with old colouring. Never framed before.

Cartographer

Pieter und David Mortier were booksellers in Paris and have published a wide range of geographical works. After Pieter's death, his widow continued the business until their son Cornelius took over. Cornelius started a partnership with his brother-in-law Johannes Covens and established the famous publishing house Covens and Mortier in Amsterdam. They have re-issued Atlases of Sanson, de l'Isle, Visscher and de Wit.

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Covens and Mortier: Carte Des Indes et de la Chine Dressee sur plusieurs Relations particulieres Rectifees par quelques Observations Par....
Old coloured map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1720.

Southeast Asia - Covens and Mortier - Carte Des Indes et de la Chine Dressee sur...

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