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857 - VAN KEULEN, Johannes (II) New map extending from Banca, along the coasts of Malacca, Siam, Cambodia, Cochinchina, as well as part of the islands of Luzon, Borneo, etc. [...]. Amsterdam: J. Van Keulen [2nd half of the 18th century], engr., 51 x 58 cm (2 tiny holes on the left side). First published in the 6th part of the "De Nieuwe Groote Ligtende Zee-Fakkel," containing the charts concerning navigation in East Asian waters, which for a long time required a certain degree of secrecy. In 1753, maps from the so-called “Secret Atlas of the V.O.C.” were finally published in print. This map depicts the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, including, among others, Borneo, Vietnam, Singapore, Cambodia, and parts of the Philippines. Ref. Koeman IV Keu [401]. - Parry, *The Cartography of the East Indian Islands*, p. 183.

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€300 - 400

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VAN KEULEN, Johannes (II) New map extending from Banca, along the coasts of Malacca, Siam, Cambodia, Cochinchina, as well as part of the islands of Luzon, Borneo, etc. [...]. Amsterdam: J. Van Keulen [2nd half of the 18th century], engr., 51 x 58 cm (2 tiny holes on the left side). First published in the 6th part of the "De Nieuwe Groote Ligtende Zee-Fakkel," containing the charts concerning navigation in East Asian waters, which for a long time required a certain degree of secrecy. In 1753, maps from the so-called “Secret Atlas of the V.O.C.” were finally published in print. This map depicts the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, including, among others, Borneo, Vietnam, Singapore, Cambodia, and parts of the Philippines. Ref. Koeman IV Keu [401]. - Parry, *The Cartography of the East Indian Islands*, p. 183.

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Cartography, atlases, old manuscripts, old and rare books
Friday, December 4
01:00 PM
19/2 Rue aux Laines
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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