Cartede de l’isle de Ceylan Dressee fur les Observations de Mrs. de L’Academie Royale des Sciences par le sr. de L’Isle

Spectacular map of Ceylon made by the French Royal cartographer, D’Isle with an ornate title at lower left and scale of distances at upper right, issued after his death by Pieter Mortier & Covens Mortier’s.

Pieter Mortier & Covens Mortier’s publishing interests covered a wide fielding including French, English and Dutch maps. On his death his son Cornelis took over the business and in 1721 he married the sister of Johannes Covens and in the same year entered into partnership as publishers. Covens and Mortier became one of the most important firms in the Dutch map publishing business.

Collections: David Rumsey List No: 4638.085, National Library of Australia Bib ID3415789,

From L’Isle, de’Guillaume, Atlas Nouveau, Contenant Toutes Les Parties Du Monde published by Cóvens et Mortier