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

Ruger and Anton

Depicts the old walled city of Jerusalem during the reign of the Biblical King Solomon

Ruth Taylor White

and Georgetown "first edition"

Far rarer are the atlases that Coronelli published from his globe gores

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