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Maps and Sea Charts
Antique Plan of Batavia in the Dutch East Indies or Indonesia, circa 1695
Batavia is now Jakarta.
£245
$325 · €290
Original print, not a reproduction
Ships worldwide from the Netherlands, insured and tracked. 14-day returns.
- Date
- 1695
- Sheet size
- 8.7 × 12.8 in (22 × 32.5 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
- Island
- Java
- Place names
- Batavia is now Jakarta
- Collection
- Maps and Sea Charts
- Period
- The spice race, before 1700
- Stock no.
- f_29261352
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.
Antique print titled 'Plan de Batavia'. Plan of Batavia, Jakarta, Indonesia. Oriented with north to the lower right by a simple compass rose. French title and key cartouche in drape form.
Artists and Engravers: Nicolas de Fer (1646 to 25 October 1720) was a French cartographer and geographer. He also was an engraver and publisher. His works focused more on quantity than quality, there were often geographical errors, and they were more artistic than accurate.
Image size: 29 x 16 cm.
