MALAY ARCHIPELAGO/EAST INDIA ISLANDS. Philippines , 1849 map

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'Malay Archipelago or East India Islands'. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin; vignette illustrations drawn by H Warren & engraved by T Smith. Published by John Tallis & Co. Provenance: "The British Colonies' their history, extent, condition and resources", by Montgomery Martin Esq. Published by John Tallis & Company, London & New York. Type: Antique engraved map by J Rapkin, published by John Tallis. Original outline hand colour, decorative border, and attractive inset vignette views. Vignettes: Victoria Mount - New Guinea; Near Sarawak - Borneo; Natives of New Guinea; The Bee Bear. The map covers the area from Burma and South China to the Torres Strait/Gulf of Carpentaria/North Australia; Includes the modern states of the Philippines, Indonesia; Indochina, Sunda Islands, New Guinea, Borneo, Sumatra, Java. Marked on the map are Siam, Cochin China & Martaban Tenasserim, Hong Kong & Singapore

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Size: 4116px × 3241px
Location: Indonesia
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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