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Maps and Sea Charts
Antique Map of Straits of Makassar by J.W. Norie, Engraved Chart, 1820
£2,305
$3,080 · €2,750
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1820
- Sheet size
- 37.8 × 26 in (96 × 66 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Good, general age-related toning and some foxing. Minor wear and small defects. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
- Island
- Celebes
- Collection
- Maps and Sea Charts
- Period
- Raffles to the Cultivation System, 1800 to 1849
- Stock no.
- f_26498512
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Description: Antique map titled 'A New Chart of the Straits of Macassar with various additions & improvements by J.W. Norie'.
Rare and beautifully engraved chart of the Straits of Makassar showing Eastern Borneo and Celebes coast lines. With various smaller inset maps including a plan of the shoals off ragged and shoal points in Borneo, the Bay of Bonthain and the Straits of Salayr.
Artists and Engravers: John William Norie (1772-1843), acquired the chart publishing business of William Heather after he died in 1812. He went into partnership with George Wilson (1753-1831). Norie became a prolific hydrographer, chart publisher and author of navigation textbooks and pilots (sailing directions). The first catalog of "J.W. Norie & Co. (Successors to the late William Heather) Chartsellers to the Admiralty, and the Honorable East India Company" lists 143 charts, of which 27 cover Eastern Navigation. Cape of Good Hope, Isle of France, Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, China, New Holland &c." These include (as no. 132) The Straits of Malacca and Sincapore (sic) with separate Plans of Cornwallis Roads at Prince of Wales's Island, Bass Harbour, and the Straits of Sincapore, priced at 7s 6d.
Good, general age-related toning and some foxing. Minor wear and small defects. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
