Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Bertius, Petrus
Title:
Burma - Arachan & Pegu
Date:
1618
Medium:
copper engraving, later colour
Size:
9.5 x 13.5 cms.
Description:
A map of Aracan and Pegu(Burma / Myanmar). Appearing at the top of the page is Siam or Thailand. The city Sian is Ayutthaya and appears on a rather large island surounded by the Menan Fluvius. Towards the bottom of the page is Bengala or Bengal and the city of Chatigam (Chittagong).
This miniature map was engraved by Jodocus Hondius Jnr. for his uncle, Petrus Bertius book, "Tabularum geographicarum contractarum..." first published in Amsterdam in 1616.
References:
"Miniature Antique Maps". King, Geoffrey
References:
Item Code:
MA6930
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