India Quae Orientalis - Bleau 1640

India Quae Orientalis - Bleau 1640Map Title: India quae Orientalis dicitur et Insulae adiacentes Year: c1640 By: Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571 1638) Description: Map of Southeast Asia, showing India and Tibet on the left, and reaching to Japan and New Guinea on the right. The map was possibly few of the earliest show early discoveries in Australia by the Dutch. Size: 60 x 50. 5 cm

Drawn/Engraved by: Robert de Vaugondy (engraved by Guillaume Delahaye)

Completed in 1836

This map was a centerpiece of Homann’s Neuer Atlas and represents a pivotal era in German cartography

Technique: Large-format copperplate engraving

making his work the standard geographical reference for the mid-16th century

This print tells the story of the mid-19th century under the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV)

winding through the San Bernardino Strait (the "Channel") before heading into the open Pacific

which opened Siam to free trade with Britain and brought Thai culture into the British consciousness

Ancient Topography: The map meticulously charts the subcontinent

a group of locals is gathered under the palms

Renaissance Cartouche: Features a classic architectural cartouche in the lower right

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