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An Accurate Map of the Islands and Channels between China and New Holland.
London,
R. Wilkinson,
Jan.y 1st, 1794.
Double-page engraved chart, with contemporary hand-colour in full.
235 by 295mm (9.25 by 11.5 inches).
22668
notes:
A relatively accurate map of Southeast Asia, including the Malay Peninsula, Cambodia, the Philippines, all of Indonesia, and the Spice Islands, with part of the northern coastline of Australia.
The mapmaker
Robert Wilkinson (c1768-1825) was successor to the Bowles firm, and published his own 'Atlas classica' in 1797, containing 46 maps of countries and regions discussed in ancient literature, both scriptural and secular. Wilkinson published a range of maps b...
The mapmaker
Robert Wilkinson (c1768-1825) was successor to the Bowles firm, and published his own 'Atlas classica' in 1797, containing 46 maps of countries and regions discussed in ancient literature, both scriptural and secular. Wilkinson published a range of maps b...
bibliography:
NLA Bib ID: 1563798.
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Provenance
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