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Emanuel Bowen: An Accurate Map of the East Indies Exhibiting the Course of the European Trade both on the Continent and Islands…
Title: An Accurate Map of the East Indies Exhibiting the Course of the European Trade both on the Continent and Islands… Map Maker: Emanuel Bowen
Description: A decorative and highly detailed map, extending from Australia, the Philippines and the Carolines in the east to India, the Malvdives and Afganistan in the West. Includes information regarding the course of the flow of the Ocean in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea. Excellent detail throughout, including nice detail in Tibet. Many towns, mountains, rivers, islands and other features named. This map was included in Harris' seminal Navigantorum, one of the great Mid-18th Century works on the contemporary explorations of the World. Nice early treatment of the Coast of Australia. Issued in Harris' Navigantorum, one of the best English language compilations of early voyages of the 18th Century. A fine example in wash color.
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