British North Borneo - Illustrated London News 1887

British North Borneo - Illustrated London News 1887Title: British North BorneoFrom Photographs by the Hon. Ralph Abercromby Artist Photographer: The Hon. Ralph Abercromby Publisher: The Illustrated London News Origin: London, United Kingdom Date: c. 18851890 Technique: Hand coloured wood engraving A Window into the Chartered Territory In the late 19th century, North Borneo was a frontier of the British Empire, administered not by the Crown directly, but by the North Borneo Chartered Company. This

stretching down through Greece to the Morea (Peloponnese)

Heinrich Bünting—a Protestant pastor and theologian—sought to make geography accessible and memorable by rendering the continents in symbolic shapes

providing a window into the diverse and sophisticated social structure of the Bantam Sultanate

it captures the broader layout of the East Indies with a unique perspective:

Ernest Goupil

Title: Vue et Description de la Ville de Meaco Capitale du Japon avec d’autres Particularitez du Pays

and the European portion of Turkey

This classic 17th-century map is one of the most iconic depictions of Persia (modern-day Iran) from the Dutch Golden Age

while the sharp steelplate engraving allows for high density in the labeling of towns and geographic landmarks

A Masterpiece of 18th-Century French Hydrography

Historical Significance: One of the earliest and most accurate visual records of Javanese commerce and urban life

dressed in the traditional garments of the region—vividly coloured shirts and broad-brimmed hats