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Samuel Purchas / Jodocus Hondius:  Insulae Indiae orientalis




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Title: Insulae Indiae orientalis

Map Maker: Samuel Purchas /  Jodocus Hondius

Place / Date: London / 1625

Coloring: Hand Colored

Size: 8 x 6 inches

Condition: VG

Price: $340.00

Inventory ID: 24983


Description:

Striking early map of SE Asia, extending from Sumatra and the Malaysian Peninsula to the Ladrones and Nova Guinea Pars, which is a portion of Australia.

Cartouche and compass rose and rhumb lines. From the 1625-26 edition of Purchas His Pilgrims, one of the seminal early 17th Century English Language travel works. On a 13 x 9 inch sheet with English text, front and back.


Condition Description: Narrow right margin, trimmed into image.


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