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Carte de la Baye de Trinquemale


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The beautifully designed chart of the Bay of Trincomalee on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka, from Prevost d'Exiles' influential collection of travel narratives, Histoire Generale des Voyages. A variety of sailing vessels ply the waters of the world's fifth largest natural harbor and site of the major Sri Lankan resort port city of Trincomalee.
Item Number: RS2911
Cartographer: van der Schley/Prévost d'Exile
Place & Date: Paris/The Hague / 1755
Size: 14" x 10 7/8"
Condition: b&w; overall age toning; browning along left edge; left margin extended to accommodate volume dimensions with some loss to the border
Price: SOLD