Map of Northern India & Surrounding Regions, incl Kabul, Candahar & Bhutan, 1710
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Date
1710
Sheet size
49.1 × 62.9 cm (19.3 × 24.8 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
PCT-56813
Condition
Scattered small stains in the margins and a few in the image. Creasing in the lower margin and top edge.
About this sheet
Antique map titled 'Magni Mogolis Imperium de Novo Correctum et Divisum Per F. de Witt Amstelodami.'
Map of Northern India and surrounding regions. This includes Kabul and Candahar in the top left corner, Carachi lower left, Tibet in the top right and Bhutan, Bangladesh lower right. Pakistan, Nepal, and part of Afghanistan.
Published by Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, ca. 1710. The map was originally issued by De Wit, circa 1690. Ref: Gole, S. (Early India) #31, pl.16.
Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Frederik de Wit'.
Condition: Good, given age. Original/contemporary hand coloring. Original middle fold, as issued. Scattered small stains in the margins and a few in the image. Creasing in the lower margin and top edge. A Few spots of paper erosion/paper weakness in the right margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.