L8006

A chart of the easternmost part of the East Indies with all the adjacent islands from Cape Comorin to Japan Long Caption: A chart from 'Atlas Maritimus', or the Sea Atlas; being a book of maritime charts. Bound sheet. Hand col engr. Scale: [ca. 1:17 000 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: North at 270 degrees. Borders graduated for latitude. Plane chart. Bar scales in English and French leagues, Spanish leagues and Dutch miles. Additional Places: Indian Ocean, Australia. Contents Note: Title decorated with a Chinese land yacht. Chart dedicated to Lord George Berkeley, privy councillor, member of the council of trade and the East India Company. Credit line: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich London. Object: PBE6862(20) Artist: John Seller; Francis Lamb (engraver); John Darby (publisher) Date: 1675 Medium: Hand coloured engraving Size: Printed area 43.5 x 54 cm, on sheet 45 x 55.5cm. Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.