79) Narsinga
By: Petrus Bertius,
Date: 1618 (published) Amsterdam
Dimensions: 3.75 x 5.1 inches (9.5 x 13 cm)
The wonderful little map appeared in a French edition of the miniature atlas Tabularum Geographicam, and presents the peninsula of India with an eastern orientation. Title is in baroque cartouche at top right, colored golden orange. The cartouche around the scale, calibrated in Militaria Germanica, on the lower right, is colored yellow. Towns are noted mostly on the coast but some appear inland.
Condition: Very good with small tear in upper left, far from map margin.
Inventory #19254
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