East India Archipelago. (Western Route to China, Chart No. 1)
London, James Imray and Son, 1881.
A very large engraved chart in two sheets (combined printed surface 1039 × 1240 mm, overall sheet size 1039 × 1264 mm), with minimal hand-colouring, mounted together on the original blue backing paper, with the publisher's title-label on the verso.
Minor chipping at the edges (with minimal loss to the headline title above the top border); a few light stains and creases; a short sealed tear to the middle of the left and right sides (one extending about 100 mm into the printed surface); a few old pencil annotations; in good condition.
A very large and detailed blueback chart of the western part of the Java Sea, the passages connecting it to the Indian Ocean (the Sunda Strait) and the South China Seas (the Karimata, Gaspar and Bangka Straits), and Batavia (Jakarta). Lighthouses are highlighted with spots of red and yellow colouring. The publisher's inkstamp (dated 1882) appears near the imprint. The title-label on the verso reads 'Chart No. 161. Western Route to China. (In Six Charts. Chart No 1.) Price 7s. 6d.'.
Item #143683
Price (AUD):
$500.00