Laurie and Whittle. A New Chart of the North Coast of Java. 1794. [Java, Indonesia] Artist_Thomas Moran Cross-stretchers supporting original compasses

Cross-stretchers supporting original compasses

The map covers thesame territory as Champlain's earlier cartographic landmark of 1616

The situation was made more complicated when the War of the Quadruple Alliance broke out in Europe

The result was a detailed map covering

Plate size: 9 1/2 x 13 3/4

Laurie and Whittle. A New Chart of the North Coast of Java. 1794. [Java, Indonesia] Artist_Thomas Moran Cross-stretchers supporting original compassesLaurie and Whittle A New Chart of the North Coast of Java (Jakarta, Indonesia) London, 1794 24 36 inches This is a fine example of Laurie and Whittle's 1794 nautical chart or maritime map of northwestern Java. The map covers from Bantam Bay (SelatSunda) and Hill (Serang, Indonesia) eastwards as far as Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia). This region was a major battleground between rival Dutch, British, and Portugese trading monopolies. The Dutch and British