George Town View - framed

George Town View - framedPanoramic View of George Town, Penang (c. 1840s1860s) Title: A Panoramic View of George Town from Mount Erskine (or similar vantage) Artist: Attributed to the School of Anglo Chinese or European Colonial Artists Date: mid 19th Century Technique: Watercolor or hand colored lithograph on paper Presentation: Professionally matted and housed in an elegant, contemporary gilt trimmed frame

stretching from the Alps and the Danube down to the Peloponnesus and Crete

This piece

sea monsters

Drawn/Published by: Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (1650–1718)

From this singular source

Batavia Castle (Kasteel Batavia): The massive Dutch fortress guarding the river mouth is shown in its full architectural detail before its eventual demolition in the early 19th century

Maritime Geography: Detailed charting of the "Golfe de Bengale" and the "Mer de la Chine

A Masterpiece of 18th-Century French Hydrography

characteristic of high-quality 18th-century French maps

reflecting the European fascination with the continent’s "wild" interior

the Malay Peninsula (Presqu'Isle de Malaca)

Notable features include an inset of Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) and a specific topographical inset of the Isthmus of Auckland