862 - [MERCATOR, Gerard; HONDIUS, Jodocus] The Principal Islands of East India, Among Which the Moluccas Are the Most Famous. [Amsterdam: J. Hondius, 1619] Engr., 34.5 x 47.6 cm, hand-colored. Iconic map of Southeast Asia. Focusing on the Spice Islands, the map offers the most detailed depiction of its time of a region of growing importance to Early Modern Europe. First published in 1606 in the enlarged edition of the Mercator Atlas, this early copy is taken from the 1619 French edition. Text on the reverse (leaf 7Y, pages 361–362). Ref. Van der Krogt [8500:1A] & 1:113.

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