Pieter Vander Aa:  De Koninkryken van Golconda, Tanssari, Pegu en Aracam, aande Golf van Bengale

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Title: De Koninkryken van Golconda, Tanssari, Pegu en Aracam, aande Golf van Bengale

Map Maker: Pieter Vander Aa

Description:

Detailed regional map of the region from India, Tibet and China to the Gulf of Siam and the Gulf of Bengal, showing the travels of Sir William Methold to the Diamond mines of Golconda, the first European to visit the Diamond mines.  The first account of this journey appears in Samuel Purchas' His Pilgrimes, in book 5, published in 1625. Includes decorative cartouche and vignette.

The map offered here was used by Vander Aa to illustrate a Dutch Translation of William Methold's travels in the region. In all, Vander Aa issued 130 translations of important 15th, 16th and 17th Century Travel Narratives to the America, Africa and Asia, which were issued in 28 volumes in the early part of the 18th Century. Many of the narratives are either unobtainable or extremely rare in their original formats. Striking full color example of this beautifully engraved map.

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Maps of Asia
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