Isole dell' Indie Filippine Molucche e della Sonda
Venice: Vincenzo Coronelli, 1690. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 23.75" x 17.75". This beautiful map of the East Indies includes the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines, and the north coast of Australia, depicting the region when it was the center of the VOC (Dutch) trading network. Sand banks, inlets, ports, towns, villages, are labeled in Italian. The title cartouche in the lower left shows winged cherub mermaids emerging from the water carrying the title in a banner format. Creative engraved line..... More