Vandermaelen Maldives

Philippe Vandermaelen.
Iles Maldives et Laquedives. [Sheet 107]
Brussels, 1827. 470 x 530mm. Original colour. Paper lightly toned.
£89
Because of the length of the chain, most of the Maldives appear as an inset. The map was published in the first atlas of the world on the same scale, some of the more remote areas of the world such as this are shown in unprecedented detail. VAND0020