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hand-coloured copper engraving. text verso in French: ‘Description des Isles Molucques’.
EXTREMELY RARE map from ‘Tabularum Geographicum’ Chapter: ‘Description des Philippines’, pp.753-754; first French edition. The second version of the oldest map showing the Philippines alone. The Kaerius map was redrawn: Palawan now angled. Essentially taken from Plancius “spice” map of 1592: Insulae Moluccae.
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age toning, marginal browning and handling marks, some light damp staining in lower left corner and lower margin. Otherwise quite good.
