Vue Prise a Malacca (View of Malacca) - Lauvergne c.1833

Vue Prise a Malacca (View of Malacca) - Lauvergne c.1833Title: Vue Prise Malacca Artist: Philippe Benoist (after a sketch by Lauvergne) Publication: From Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de Chine Published: Paris, c. 18331835 Technique: Lithograph with original hand coloring Description: This beautifully composed scene captures the Malacca River during the early 19th century. Unlike the earlier Heydt engravings that focused on the military strength of the "Vestung" (fortress), this view

Technique: Copperplate engraving

offering a rare side-by-side historical reference within a single engraving

The piece is a classic example of the "Edinburgh School" of cartography

Singapore: Identified as "Sincapoure" at the southern tip of the peninsula

Chinese Tartary

Cartographer: John Bartholomew & Co

using Latin toponyms to bridge the gap between classical scholarship and Victorian geographic precision

At a time when China was almost entirely closed to Westerners

and Eastern Iran

Singapore (Sincapura): Clearly marked at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula

Produced in partnership with the publisher Pierre Mariette

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