G. Pitteri scr. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in the author's Atlante novissimo. Venezia: A. Zatta, 1779-1785. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP... Show moreG. Pitteri scr. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in the author's Atlante novissimo. Venezia: A. Zatta, 1779-1785. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00085 Print Map Item-ID: i17065811 BIB-ID: 1525262 Show less
G. Pitteri scr. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in the author's Atlante novissimo. Venezia: A. Zatta, 1779-1785. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP... Show moreG. Pitteri scr. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in the author's Atlante novissimo. Venezia: A. Zatta, 1779-1785. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00122 Print Map Item-ID: i17065975 BIB-ID: 1525262 Show less
This fine woodcut map of Sumatra is the first separate map of an Indonesian island to be based on actual empirical data. It is based on the Ramusio... Show moreThis fine woodcut map of Sumatra is the first separate map of an Indonesian island to be based on actual empirical data. It is based on the Ramusio's 'Raccolta di Navigationi et Viaggi'. In the book was an account of the voyage of the Parmentier Brothers, Frenchmen who ran the Portuguese blockade of the East Indies and landed on the west Sumatran coast. Both brothers died of fever and their crew did not acquire a great deal of wealth, which dissuaded the French from sending further expeditions. Prior to Ramusio's map, Sumatra had been confused with Sri Lanka and maps of the island contained conjectural geography based primarily on Marco Polo. The map is oriented with south at the top and the shape of the island and many of its features are quite accurately portrayed. However, there is no attempt to show any part of the Malay Peninsula or Java, although several of the surrounding small islands, such as Bancha (Banca) are shown. Charming scenes in the interior show vegetation, animals, and native figures at work and play, and there are numerous ships and creatures in the sea. First published in Giovani Battista Ramusio's Delle navigatione et viaggi. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the bottom. Page numbers on top margin of sheet: 433, 434. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00231 Print Map Item-ID: i11400493 BIB-ID: 1843418 Show less
This fine woodcut map of Sumatra is the first separate map of an Indonesian island to be based on actual empirical data. It is based on the Ramusio... Show moreThis fine woodcut map of Sumatra is the first separate map of an Indonesian island to be based on actual empirical data. It is based on the Ramusio's 'Raccolta di Navigationi et Viaggi'. In the book was an account of the voyage of the Parmentier Brothers, Frenchmen who ran the Portuguese blockade of the East Indies and landed on the west Sumatran coast. Both brothers died of fever and their crew did not acquire a great deal of wealth, which dissuaded the French from sending further expeditions. Prior to Ramusio's map, Sumatra had been confused with Sri Lanka and maps of the island contained conjectural geography based primarily on Marco Polo. The map is oriented with south at the top and the shape of the island and many of its features are quite accurately portrayed. However, there is no attempt to show any part of the Malay Peninsula or Java, although several of the surrounding small islands, such as Bancha (Banca) are shown. Charming scenes in the interior show vegetation, animals, and native figures at work and play, and there are numerous ships and creatures in the sea. First published in Giovani Battista Ramusio's Delle navigatione et viaggi. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the bottom. Page numbers on top margin of sheet: 433, 434. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00231 Print Map Item-ID: i11400493 BIB-ID: 1843418 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01056 Print Map Item-ID: i11402970 BIB-ID: 1172640 Copy at 216.d.5. Section 2, fol. 14/sig. Cii. l. Uk Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01056 Print Map Item-ID: i11402970 BIB-ID: 1172640 Copy at 216.d.5. Section 2, fol. 14/sig. Cii. l. Uk Show less