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Fine original 18th century French nautical chart of the Sunda Strait ("Detroit de la Sonde") with Jakarta, Indonesia (Batavia) at extreme right. Very rare, no record of any sale of this chart is found in the AMPR, nor is any holding found online.
The Sunda Strait is a narrow waterway connecting the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean. Includes the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java. With four attractive inset elevation views of Sunda Strait and coast as seen from offshore. Numerous depth soundings and place names are provided. Engraved by Dheulland.
From J. B. d'Apres de Mannevillette's sea atlas "Le Neptune Oriental ou routier general des Cotes des Indes orientales et de la Chine." Jean-Baptiste d'Après de Mannevillette (1707 - 1780) was a French sailor, navigator, and hydrographer active in the mid-18th century. Mannevillette studied mathematics and navigation in Paris before winning a commission as an officer on a merchant vessel headed for the West Indies. Mannevillette collected and revised a number of regional nautical charts during numerous voyages around Africa to India and China.
Antique copper-engraving, published in Paris, ca. 1775. No folds.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1775
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Indonesia
BODY OF WATER: Indian Ocean
CONDITION: Good.
 On heavy paper. Clean with light age toning at edges. Strong platemark.
COLORING: None.
ENGRAVER: Dheulland
SIZE: 23
" x
18 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 59
PRICE: $
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