1766 Emanuel Bowen Map East India Islands
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Emanuel Bowen (1693-1767), "A New and Accurate Map of the East India Islands Laid down according to the latest discoveries and agreeable to the most approved Maps & Charts, The whole being regulated by Astron. Observations," London, ca. 1766. Hand-colored map with decorative title cartouche and with notes on places such as: "Sumatra is well peopled, affording all Necessaries for life. Their high mountains cover'd with trees have mines of gold, silver, iron, sulpher etc. Their Desarts (sic) are inhabited by elephants, Tygers, Rhinoceroses, porcupines, serpents etc. and in their rivers are many crocodiles." Map shows what is now Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and sections of China and northern Australia. With center fold as issued. Please note this is an 18th C. map, not a later reproduction. Approx. 17" x 13 3/4", frame approx. 22" x 18 5/8".
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