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Maps and Sea Charts
Old Map of Indian Ocean & Sumatra, Java, Borneo, India, Arabia, Africa, c.1783
Borneo is now Kalimantan.
£1,170
$1,565 · €1,400
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1783
- Sheet size
- 20.9 × 25.4 in (53 × 64.5 cm)
- Condition
- Very good. General age-related toning, please study image carefully.
- Island
- Java, Sumatra, Borneo
- Place names
- Borneo is now Kalimantan
- Collection
- Maps and Sea Charts
- Period
- The Company, 1700 to 1799
- Stock no.
- f_26765602
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 map titled 'Carte des Declinaisons et Inclinaisons de L'Aiguille Aimantée redigée d'après la table des observations Magnetiques faites par les Voyageurs depuis l'Année 1775'.
Beautiful map depicting the Indian Ocean and surroundings including Sumatra, Java, Borneo, India, Arabia, Africa and Madagascar. This map originates from 'Illustrations de Histoire naturelle des minéraux' by Buffon.
Artists and Engravers: Comte de Buffon (September 7, 1707, April 16, 1788). French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin.
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