Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Schley, Jacob van der
Title:
Plan de la Ville de Siam
Date:
1764
Medium:
copper engraving
Size:
21 x 26 cm
Description:
Plan de la Ville de Siam. Capitale du Royaume de ce nom. Levee par un Ingenieur Francois en 1687.
A plan of the city of Ayutthaya which was the capital city of Siam at this time. It was the capital city until 1767 when it was destroyed by a Burmese army. Bangkok became the capital city after this time.
Engraved by Jacob van der Schley. Jacob van der Schley was a Dutch engraver who re-engraved Bellin's maps for the Dutch editions of Prevost's Histoire des Voyages 1763 - 66. Many of his maps were of high quality and beautifully engraved.
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Item Code:
MA7980
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