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Ceylon."Insula Ceilan quae incolis Tenarisin dicitur". Orig. copper-engraving after P. van den Keere's map of Ceylon from G. Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius, 1651. With ornamental title-cartouche, the scale of map...

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Keere, Pieter van den (Petrus Kaerius)

Janssonius, Johannes

Amsterdam

1651

Ceylon."Insula Ceilan quae incolis Tenarisin dicitur". Orig. copper-engraving after P. van den Keere's map of Ceylon from G. Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius, 1651. With ornamental title-cartouche, the scale of map and German title ("Von der Insel Zeilan") above the map. 14,5:18,5 cm (5 3/4 x 7 1/4 inch.).

Koeman III, map 8380:352A ("In later editions the top right corner of the plate is broken off"), ed. 352:33 (1651 German) - A miniature map of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Oriented to the East.


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