1705 'T Gedeelte van Indien aan Geene Zyde van den Gangesstroom / 'T Half Eilandt van Indien aan Geene Zyde van den Gangesstroom
DESCRIPTION
These two maps on one sheet were done by Nicolas Sanson in 1705. The map on the left depicts Burma and Thailand and includes the mythical lake, Lac de Chiamai, with five great rivers issuing from it. This map shows a portion of the Empire of the Grande Moguls to the west of Burma, and the Kingdom of China to the east. The map on the right focuses on a small region of the larger map, and includes the northernmost portion of the island of Sumatra, whose southern shores were devastated by the eruption of the nearby volcano Krakatoa in August of 1883. Both maps display original hand coloring, and are embellished by ornamental cartouches. The maps were engraved by Antoine d'Winter for a Dutch edition of Sanson's pocket atlas.
CONDITION
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