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Old Map of Indonesian Islands Borneo, Celebes, New Guinea & New Britain, 1792, shown framed

Old Map of Indonesian Islands Borneo, Celebes, New Guinea & New Britain, 1792, shown framed on a wall, true to size

Old Map of Indonesian Islands Borneo, Celebes, New Guinea & New Britain, 1792, shown framed in a room, true to size

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Old Map of Indonesian Islands Borneo, Celebes, New Guinea & New Britain, 1792

Name: Old Map of Indonesian Islands Borneo, Celebes, New Guinea & New Britain, 1792
Brand: East Indies Maps and Prints
SKU: f_26763712
Price: 1625 USD
Availability: InStock

Celebes is now Sulawesi. Borneo is now Kalimantan. New Guinea is now Papua.

€1,450

$1,625 · £1,215

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Date: 1792
Sheet size: 21.8 × 26 in (55.3 × 66 cm)
Technique: Engraved
Condition: Very good, given age. Original/contemporary hand coloring. Original middle fold, as issued. A fine copy, with only some slight age-related browning and a few small stains. General age-related toning.
Island: Borneo, Celebes, New Guinea
Place names: Celebes is now Sulawesi; Borneo is now Kalimantan; New Guinea is now Papua
Collection: Maps and Sea Charts
Period: The Company, 1700 to 1799
Stock no.: f_26763712
Color: Hand colored

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 'Partie de la Nouvelle Grande Carte des Indes Orientales, contenant les Isles de Borneo, Iava, Celebes, Mindanao (..)'.

Detailed map of the Indonesian islands Borneo, Celebes, New Guinea and New Britain, as well as part of Java. Some of the smaller islands include Bali, Lombok, Timor and Madura. Three inset maps in the lower edge depict Pulau Sumbawa, the Solor Islands Adonara (here Serbira) and Solor, and Pulau Muna (here Pangesane) and Bouton. One of the four sheets of Elwe's map of South East Asia, based on Jaillot's work, ca. 100 years ealier. Published in Amsterdam.

Artists and Engravers: Cartographer: Jan Barend Elwe. Jan Barend Elwe (1774-1815), an Amsterdam bookseller.

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