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MOLL, Herman. A Map of the East-Indies and the adjacent Countries; with the Settlements, Factories and Territories, explaning [sic] what belongs to England, Spain, France, Holland, Denmark, Portugal &c. with many Remarks not extant in any other Map . [London:] H. Moll, [c.1715-20].
MOLL, Herman. A Map of the East-Indies and the adjacent Countries; with the Settlements, Factories and Territories, explaning [sic] what belongs to England, Spain, France, Holland, Denmark, Portugal &c. with many Remarks not extant in any other Map . [London:] H. Moll, [c.1715-20]. Large engraved map of south-east Asia including China, Taiwan and part of Japan on 2 sheets, joined, outline coloring in a contemporary hand, overall image 605 x 1030 mm (628 x 1030 mm sheet), title panel surmounted by Royal coat-of-arms, inset views of Goa and Surat, inset plans of Bantam, Fort St. George and Madras, and Batavia (some light staining tape repairs along folds on verso). Framed. One of the finest large-scale English maps of the East Indies chronicling the forts and factories of the Dutch East India Company and the East India Company (the map is dedicated to the Directors of the latter), with quite extensive integral engraved text giving details of various towns or areas of interest, and a series of five inserts with plans or views. The map covers an area from the Indus in the west to south-western Japan and southwards to include the all of the East Indian Islands. The map was published in Moll's large format World Atlas in c.1715-20.