Rare Antique Map of the Dutch East Indies 'Indonesia', 1774

€ 1 200

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

Date: 1774
Sheet size: 60.5 × 46 cm (23.8 × 18.1 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-13231

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

Folding line in the middle as issued. Image clean with no defects. Outer borders a few tiny wormholes, some damp spots on the right and a tear in the lower fold, all far from the image. Overal a very nice map. Study image carefully.

About this sheet

Rare decorative engraved map of the Dutch East Indies, or nowadays Indonesia.

Title (in old Dutch): NIEUWE EN NAUKEURIGE KAART DER OOST-INDISCHE EILANDEN volgens de laatste ontdekkingen, uit de beste Land- en Zeekaarten opgemaakt, en in gevolge der nieuwste Starrekundige waarneemingen in orde gebragt door Eman. Bowen, verbeterd door W.A. Bachiene.

Engr. by J. van Jagen, 1774.