Map of Island of Great Java—Eastern Bali—Madura—Indonesia—Stavorinus/Neele 1798

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'A Map of the Island of Great Java'


An attractive English map of Java, engraved by Samuel John Neele for Samuel Hull Wilcocke’s translation of John Splinter Stavorinus’s Voyages to the East-Indies. Stavorinus, a Dutch rear-admiral in VOC service, wrote from direct experience of the Company’s Asian possessions; his account carried Dutch colonial knowledge into British print at a moment of sharpening imperial rivalry. The long folding format follows Java from the Sunda Strait to the eastern salient, naming Batavia, Bantam, Cheribon, Semarang, Surabaya, inland districts, rivers and mountain chains, with Madura, Bali and the adjacent tip of Sumatra included. More than a decorative island map, it is a practical colonial geography of the Dutch East Indies’ central possession, and a strong subject for collectors of Indonesia, Java and maritime empire.

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Size 21 x 52 cm | 8.5 x 20.5 inches

Date Published: 1 October 1798 [dated]

Type: Antique uncoloured engraved folding map

Author: Stavorinus, John Splinter

John Splinter Stavorinus; Samuel John Neele, engraver

Publication: Voyages to the East-Indies

Voyages to the East-Indies; by the late John Splinter Stavorinus, Esq. Rear Admiral in the Service of the States-General. Translated from the original Dutch, by Samuel Hull Wilcocke, with notes and additions by the translator. The Whole comprising a full and accurate Account of all the present and late Possessions of the Dutch in India, and at the Cape of Good Hope. Illustrated with maps. In Three Volumes. Vol. III. Containing a continuation of the voyage from Surat to Batavia, the coast of Malabar, and the Cape of Good Hope; in the years 1775-1778. With an appendix. London: Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row, 1798.

Condition: Good |

Good; suitable for framing. Folds as issued; light creasing adjacent to one of the folds. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. This is a folding map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

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