Historical map of India, 17th century

Lot 1521 limit € 40

Copper engraving by Frederick de Witt, Amsterdam, engraved by Johannes L'hulier 1662, in a figurative cartouche labeled "Tabula INDIAE ORIENTALIS", including a depiction of India, Sumatra, Borneo, southern China and the north coast of Australia (labeled as "Hollandia Nova" ), signs of age (inter alia central crease, stained, tears backed at the edge), sheet approx. 50 x 59 cm