Taiwan.- Valentyn (Francois) Kaart van het Eyland
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Taiwan.- Valentyn (Francois) Kaart van het Eyland Formosa en de Eylanden van Piscadores, map of Formosa oriented to the east, covering the entire island, including the Penghu Islands and part of the Chinese coast, based on Johannes Vingboon's manuscript map of 1640, engraving on laid paper with watermark of Strasburg lily and 'IV', sheet 485 x 570 mm (19 x 22 1/2 in), old folds, upper left edge trimmed within the platemark, small nick to centre right edge affecting printed border, minor spotting and surface dirt, minor nicks to extremities, unframed, Joannes van Braam and Gerard onder de Linden, [1726]; together with Ogilby's 'Fezzae et Marocchi regna Africae Celeberrima', engraving, sheet 305 x 385 mm (12 x 15 1/8 in), unframed, [c. 1670] (2)
⁂ The first printed map of Taiwan.
⁂ The first printed map of Taiwan.
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Taiwan.- Valentyn (Francois) Kaart van het Eyland
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