Historic Map : Mallet Map of Ceylon or Sri Lanka (Taprobane), 1686, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 30in (Shirley 438)

(Shirley 438)

A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of north eastern Africa

The Chesapeake Bay is slightly diminished in size

Prepared for issue as plate no

The Baths of Bethesda

Historic Map : Mallet Map of Ceylon or Sri Lanka (Taprobane), 1686, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 30in (Shirley 438)A beautiful miniature 1683 map of Ceylon, Sri Lanka, or Taprobane by Alain Mallet. This stunning little map covers the island of Ceylon as well as parts of adjacent India. Mallet first introduced this map in the 1683 though it was republished several time in the subsequent 20 years. Taprobane is an ancient name for a spice rich trading center that was well known in ancient Roman times. By the 17th century Portuguese explorers had reopened the route to