Janssonius, Joan.
Sinus Gangeticus, Vulgo Golfo de Bengala Nova Descriptio.
Eigenschaften
- Published: Amsterdam
- Published date: 1700
- Technique: Copper engraving / Original color.
- Type: Antique Map
- Issue date: 1700
- Category: India
- Size: 468 by 570mm (18½ by 22½ inches).
- Bibliography: Van der Krogt 1, 0530:1.
- Stock number: 31674
- Condition: In excellent condition.
Article description
Article description
Copper engraving, hand colored in outline when published. A highly decorative map of the gulf of Bengal with the eastern coast of India, parts of the neighboring Thailand (Siam) and Birma. Many engraved place names, rivers, mountains, etc. Ornated with a compass rose and ships in the gulf of Bengal. Joan Jansson's sea-atlas can be regarded as the first Dutch sea atlas in this period, which covered the entire world.
Van der Krogt 1, 0530:1.
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