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C1699
A Map of the Streights of Malacca.
Mapmaker:
Scarce c.17th map of the important Straits of Malacca by Hermann Moll (fl.1678-1732). The map covers the southern Malaysia, Sumatra and Singapore. From: Dampier, W. , Voyages and descriptions.
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Full Title:
A Map of the Streights of Malacca.
Date:
C1699
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
280mm
x 150mm
Paper Size:
315mm
x 184mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1699
Description:
Scarce c.17th map of the important Straits of Malacca by Hermann Moll (fl.1678-1732). The map covers the southern Malaysia, Sumatra and Singapore.
From: Dampier, W. , Voyages and descriptions.
References:
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 :: 417.
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967 :: 18373.
Collections:
National Library New Zealand: Map 7882
Kessler Collection- Australian National University ACT: dc.identifier 10365
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 :: 417.
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967 :: 18373.
Collections:
National Library New Zealand: Map 7882
Kessler Collection- Australian National University ACT: dc.identifier 10365
Hermann Moll (1678 - 1732)
Moll was a Dutch emigre who came to London about 1680 following the Scanian Wars, he first worked as an engraver for Moses Pitt, later setting up his own business and becoming, after the turn of the century, the foremost map publisher in England. As his fame grew he became a well known figure at in the group of Intelligencia who gathered at Jonathon's Coffee House in Exchange Alley or Change Alley. This narrow alleyway connecting shops and coffeehouses in an old neighbourhood of the City of London, served as a convenient shortcut from the Royal Exchange on Cornhill to the Post Office on Lombard Street. Shops once located in Exchange Alley included ship chandlers, makers of navigation instruments such as telescopes, and goldsmiths from Lombardy in Italy. The coffee houses of Exchange Alley, especially Jonathan's and Garraway's, became an early venue for the lively trading of shares and commodities. Moll was able to obtain crucial information from the lively commercial and intellectual scene in the area. Moll was at the forefront of map making during his working life and his maps reflect his ever inquisitive nature.
