Tabula Indiæ Orientalis (Map of Asia) - De Wit c.1662

Tabula Indiæ Orientalis (Map of Asia) - De Wit c.1662Title: Tabula Indi Orientalis Cartographer: Frederick de Wit (16291706) Published: Amsterdam, c. 16621680 Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand coloring Description: A stunning 17th century masterpiece showing the vast reach of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) at the height of its power. The map stretches from the coast of India and the Maldives in the west to the Philippines and the northern coast of "Hollandia Nova" (Australia) in

the fictional "Terra de la Compagnie" is shown near Japan—a common cartographic error of the period

Title: Erythraei Sive Rubri Maris Periplus (Voyage Around the Erythraean or Red Sea)

From: Histoire Générale des Voyages by Abbé Prévost

The sheet is particularly prized for its detailed vignettes and informative French text panels

a hallmark of Jansson’s and Hondius’ early 17th-century surveys before more accurate Russian charts became available

Universalis Tabula Iuxta Ptolemaeum

the print captures the specific "junk" rigging

Based on the scientific observations of John Crawfurd during his 1821–1822 mission

The Alexandra Area: The company’s name survives in the modern "Alexandra" district of Singapore

the map is geographically sophisticated for the 1850s

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The map is widely recognized for its clean Dutch engraving style and its focus on the primary island chains that defined the global spice trade