Thevenot, Melchisedech
1663

Rare chart of Table Bay and the Bay of Saldagne

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Figure de la Rade de Ticou en l'Isle de Sumatra. Figures de la Terre de Saldagne; Baye de la Table.

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Very scarce mid 17th-century antique copper engraving including 6 coastal elevation views of anchorages and bays favored by Dutch and French vessels on their way to Asia.

These views include:

Two views of the coast of Sierra Leone, Africa "Tagrin" opposite Freetown-

"Carte de Serlionne, ou Tagrin a vue lieue et demie d'elle"
Quatriesme ance de la coste ancreage ordinaire de François.

A view of the coast of Aceh on the northern coast of Sumatra and a further unidentified anchorage "Baye de l'Encau".

Poulo clauis

A view of the African coast including the Bay of Saldagne and Table Bay.

Figure de la Terre de Saldagne

A coastal view at Tiku in West Sumatra.

Figure de la Rade de Ticou en l-isle de Sumatra
(Identifies the two mountains of Pagaman and Priaman with Ticou nestled below. Interesting descriptions of 7 points on the view include "Illets a pigouins de table bay"- An island with penguins.)

This creaky old chart truly reflects its likely origins in the commercial world, perhaps first published privately by the VOC. The charts are characterized by a scarcely used 360 degree birds-eye oblique coastal view.

Melchisédech (or Melchisédec) Thévenot (c. 1620 – 1692) was a French author, scientist, traveler, and cartographer. Thévenot was the inventor of the spirit level and is also famous for his popular 1696 book- The Art of Swimming.

Many of Thévenot's maps were published in his Relations de Divers Voyages Curieux (Paris, 1663), a collection of translations of voyages of discovery.

CREATOR: Thevenot, Melchisedech

PUBLICATION DATE: 1663

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: South Africa

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CONDITION: Fair. Thin paper . Yellowed with some darkening. Scattered worm holes. Intact on antique laid paper.

COLORING: None

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SIZE: 20 " x 13 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

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