Bidspirit auction | Tirion - Map of Borneo,

Tirion - Map of Borneo, Sumatra, Java - This originally hand-colored map is from Isaac Tirion's Nieuwe en beknopte Hand-Atlas, bestaande in eene Verzameling van eenige der algemeenste en noodigste Landkaarten . The work was published in Amsterdam by Tirion between 1759 and 1784 (though printed title reads 1744). Isaak Tirion (1705-1765) was a Dutch publisher. His maps often used the cartography of De L'Isle for reference. Tirion ”was more of a bookseller and publisher than a geographer or cartographer. But he must have done very well by the cartographer under his employ as his maps excel in style and exactness...” (Koeman p. 126) Paper Size: ~ 21 1/2” by 17 1/4” (Fold Out)