Antique Engraving of a Bird's-Eye Plan of Nagapattinam or Negapatam, India, 1672

€ 340

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1672
Sheet size: 37.3 × 30.5 cm (14.7 × 12.0 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: PCT-61415

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.

Condition

Given age. Edges browned and an occasional tiny tear. Small crease top right corner. Two tiny worm holes. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Negapatam.'

Bird's-eye plan of Nagapattinam or Negapatam, India. This map originates from 'Naauwkeurige Beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel…en het machtige Eyland Ceyoln (..)' by Philippus Baldaeus.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Philip Baldaeus' after an anonymous artist. Philip Baldaeus (1632-1672). Father Philippus Baldaeus, Baelde or Philip Balde (October 1632, Delft - 1672, Geervliet) was a Dutch minister. He went to Jaffna, Ceylon with an invading Dutch force during 17th Century. As the first European he documented the life, language and culture of Tamil people, living in the north of the island. It is a great historical record, similar to Mahawamsa, and it was immediately published in Dutch and German (with many beautiful plates).