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Cartographer: Sebastian Munster
Title: : Tabvla Asiae XII
Date: c. 1542 Size: 14 x 11 inches
Published: Basel
Description: Fabulous early woodcut of Sri Lanka from "Geographia Universalis". Title cartouche with description of pepper and illustration of an elephant. On verso, the work of printmaker Hans Holbein the Younger in the block title cartouche. Black and white, good impression.
Map Ref: IC2510

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Cartographer: Tomaso Porcacchi
Title: : Descrittione Dell' Isola
Date: 1604 Size: 6 x 10 inches
Published: Venice
Description: Ceylon. Early map of the Island. Decorative cartouche. Coloured.
Map Ref: IC1489

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Cartographer: Giovanni Antonio Magini
Title: : Tabula Asiae XII
Date: 1617 Size: 7 x 5 inches
Published: Arnhem
Description: Magini's map of Ceylon, or modern Sri Lanka. This map calls the island by its classical name of Taprobana. Unusually strong and crisp impression.
Map Ref: IC2674

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Cartographer: Mercator Hondius
Title: : Ins. Ceilan: quae incolis Tenarisin dicitur
Date: c. 1620 Size: 20 x 13 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Golden Age map of Ceylon orientated with East at the top. Embellished with three cartouches, native animals, and trading ships along the coastlines. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: IC2625

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Cartographer: Samuel Purchas
Title: : Ceilan Insula
Date: 1625 Size: 8 x 7 inches
Published: London
Description: Early miniature map of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) before the island's tear drop shape was established on maps. English descriptive text on the verso. Coloured.
Map Ref: IC2669

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Cartographer: Jan Jansson
Title: : Insula Zeilan, olim Taprobana
Date: c. 1650 Size: 20 x 16 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, by one of the leading figures of the Dutch Golden Age of cartography. Decorated with sailing ships and two elaborate cartouches. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: IC2641

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Cartographer: Philippus Baldaeus
Title: : Regnum Jafnapatnam
Date: 1672 Size: 12 x 14 inches
Published: London
Description: Map of the former Portuguese colony of Jafnapatnam and its environs. Published within an English translation of Philippus Baldaeus' workings with the intention of conquering Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the late 1650s. Strong Impression.
Map Ref: IC2465

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Cartographer: Alain Manesson Mallet
Title: : Ancienne Isle Taprobane
Date: 1683 Size: 4 x 6 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Miniature map of Ceylon, with decorative cartouche. Coloured.
Map Ref: IC1657

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Cartographer: Johannes van Keulen
Title: : Pascaert van't Eylandt Ceylon
Date: 1683 Size: 23 x 20 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Magnificent Dutch sea chart of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) decorated with two large cartouches, rhumb lines, compass roses, and several sailing ships. Vibrant original hand-colour.
Map Ref: IC2686

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Cartographer: Nicolas Sanson
Title: : Ceylan, et les Maldives
Date: 1700 Size: 12 x 8 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Early map of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and the Maldives with a large inset of Ceylon. Dutch F. Halma edition. Vivid original hand colour.
Map Ref: IC2531

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Cartographer: J. & R. Ottens
Title: : Insula Ceilon et Madura Exactissime delineata
Date: c. 1725 Size: 24 x 20 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Spectacular large map of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) with two grand cartouches. The area in pink marks where cinnamon could be cultivated. Vibrant original hand-colour.
Map Ref: IC2616

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Cartographer: Awnsham & John Churchill
Title: : [Negombo]
Date: c. 1740 Size: 12 x 14 inches
Published: London
Description: Bird's eye view of Negombo. Published within an English translation of Philippus Baldaeus' workings with the intention of conquering Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in the late 1650s. Strong Impression.
Map Ref: IC2464

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Cartographer: Awnsham & John Churchill
Title: : Columbo [Colombo]
Date: c. 1740 Size: 12 x 14 inches
Published: London
Description: Early plan of Colombo. Published within an English translation of Philippus Baldaeus' workings with the intention of conquering Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in the late 1650s. Strong Impression.
Map Ref: IC2468

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Cartographer: Awnsham & John Churchill
Title: : The Island of Manaer [Mannar]
Date: c. 1740 Size: 11 x 14 inches
Published: London
Description: Early map of the island of Mannar, Sri Lanka. Strong impression.
Map Ref: IC2469

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Cartographer: Matthaus Seutter
Title: : Ceylon olim Taprobana
Date: c. 1740 Size: 23 x 19 inches
Published: Augsburg
Description: Stunning copper-engraved map of Ceylon with north to the right of the page and a large, splendid title cartouche celebrating the wealth of the island's produce. Original colour.
Map Ref: IC2685

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Cartographer: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Title: : Carte de l'Isle de Ceylan
Date: 1750 Size: 10 x 10 inches
Published: Paris
Description: The island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) with numerous settlements marked in the interior. Published in 'Histoire générale des Voyages' by Abbé Antoine François Prévost, with maps by J.N. Bellin. Coloured.
Map Ref: IC2695

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