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ASIA -- "INSULAE INDIAE ORIENTALIS praecipuae, in quibus Moluccae celeberrimae sunt." Amst., J. Hondius, (1606 or later). Engr. cont. handcold. map, w. 3 dec. cartouches, a ship battle and compass roses. (Repaired on v°, traces of former framing, a bit browned).
The Insulae Indiae Orientalis is one of few maps to show any trace of Francis Drake's presence in Southeast Asia. - V.d. Krogt I, 8500:1A.€ 600
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