Jan Jansson
Dutch Map Of Sumatra
Circa 1657
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17th century map of Sumatra marking Singapore, by Jan Jansson.
- Jan Jansson (Dutch).
- Sumatrae et Insularum Locorumque nonnullorum Circumiacentium Tabula Nova.
- Amsterdam: circa 1657.
- Original color.
- This work is presented unframed.
A chart of Sumatra and the tip of the Malay Peninsula, orientated with north to the left. Published in Jansson's sea-atlas, it was first issued 1657, a decade after the Dutch seized Malacca from the Portuguese. The map also marks the Aceh sultanate on the northern tip of Sumatra: during the 1650s the Dutch encouraged revolts against Aceh rule in order to gain control of tin deposits in the area.
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