Chart of the South Channel from Prince of Wales's Island to Sea - Popham, 1798

Chart of the South Channel from Prince of Wales's Island to Sea - Popham, 1798Title: Chart of the South Channel from Prince of Wales's Island to Sea Cartographer: Captain Sir Home Riggs Popham (17621820) Published: London, by Laurie & Whittle, 27th Sept 1798 Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand coloring *New frame ordered Description: A highly important hydrographic chart of Penang (then known as Prince of Wales's Island) during the early years of the British settlement. This chart was created by Captain Popham,

This stunning mid-17th-century map by the renowned hydrographer Pieter Goos is a fascinating blend of contemporary Dutch engraving skill and classical scholarship

Taken from Clüver’s Introductio in Universam Geographiam

Based on the pioneering survey by Tilemann Stella

aquatint allows for tonal variations that mimic watercolor washes

By: Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571 – 1638)

encompassing the southern entrance to the South China Sea

This significant 1758 sea chart by William Herbert is a prime example of mid-Georgian hydrography

Indie Orientali Di Qua E Di La Dal Gange Col Loro Arcipelago

A Grand Commemoration of the China Trade

The print is celebrated for its Romantic era aesthetic

Eschewing the dense

offering a raw