MAKER
Valentijn
TITLE
Kaart van het Eyland Mauritius
PLACE ISSUED
Amsterdam
FIRST EDITION
1726
THIS EDITION
1726
SIZE (hxw cms)
43.0 x 54.2
AREA SHOWN
Mauritius
TECHNIQUE
Copper engraving
PAGE NUMBER
SIGNATURE
No. 41
VERSO
blank
COLOURING
b/w
CONDITION
The overall quality of this antique map is excellent
DESCRIPTION
The earliest large map of the island, from François Valentijn's work on the East Indies. Engraved by Johannes Braam. Mauritius was an important rendez-vous station for the Dutch East India Company ships.
