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Map of Ceylon - Delisle 1723
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Map of Ceylon - Delisle 1723Title: Carte de l'Isle de Ceylan (Map of the Island of Ceylon) Cartographer: Guillaume Delisle (16751726) Published: Paris, 1723 Technique: Copperplate engraving with hand coloring Description: A landmark 18th century map of Sri Lanka by the "Premier Gographe du Roi," Guillaume Delisle. This map represented a significant leap forward in the geographic accuracy of the island, moving away from the speculative shapes of earlier Dutch and Portuguese
It represents the exact moment when Amsterdam seized the crown of world cartography from Antwerp
sophisticated aesthetic with delicate hand-colored borders and a simple
It tells a story of a time when the Indian Ocean was not a place of colonial trade
The Philippines: Highlighted in a distinct pink hue
making the geography pop against the sea
Format: 8 Volumes
this "Tabula I" was designed to show the world as the Romans and Greeks knew it
Drawn by: Athanasius Kircher (based on the surveys of Martino Martini)
an ornate compass rose
Cartographer: August Petermann
Size(H x W): 27
this map was the difference between a successful voyage to London or New York and a shipwreck on a Sumatran coral head
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