Colom's Map of the Western Indian Ocean, c. 1658
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COLOM, Arnold (1624-1668).
Oost Indien van Cabo de Bona Esperanca tot Ceilon.
Engraved map with original hand color in outline.
Amsterdam, c. 1658.
22 1/4" x 25 1/2" sheet.
Colom's Zee Atlas is among the rarest and scarcest of all folio sized Sea Atlases published in the 17th Century and one of largest format sea-atlases published in Amsterdam of the period. Colom's detailed sea chart of the western Indian Ocean extends from the Red Sea and the Cape of Good Hope to the Indian Subcontinent and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Madagacar is finely detailed as are the many islands in the Western Indian Ocean.
Oost Indien van Cabo de Bona Esperanca tot Ceilon.
Engraved map with original hand color in outline.
Amsterdam, c. 1658.
22 1/4" x 25 1/2" sheet.
Colom's Zee Atlas is among the rarest and scarcest of all folio sized Sea Atlases published in the 17th Century and one of largest format sea-atlases published in Amsterdam of the period. Colom's detailed sea chart of the western Indian Ocean extends from the Red Sea and the Cape of Good Hope to the Indian Subcontinent and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Madagacar is finely detailed as are the many islands in the Western Indian Ocean.
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Colom's Map of the Western Indian Ocean, c. 1658
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