File:B26055959H - Insula India orientalis pracipua.jpg
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An early map of the East Indian Archipelago, showing the Spice Islands and covering an area from Sumatra and Southeast Asia in the west to Nova Guinea [New Guinea] in the east.
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English: An early map of the East Indian Archipelago, showing the Spice Islands and covering an area from Sumatra and Southeast Asia in the west to Nova Guinea [New Guinea] in the east. The map is notable for the inscription, "Huc Franciscus Dra[co] Appulit" - the place where Francis Drake landed to the southern coast of Java. Decorative features include a sea battle, a sea monster, two compass roses and three decorated cartouches. -- Dealer's description. |
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| Source | NLB Singapore, David Parry Southeast Asian Map Collection. Available on BookSG https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/detail/decf8b75-38f8-4a8f-8177-0677ad69606b.aspx |
| Author | Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594; Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651, printer |
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