NICOLAES VISSCHER, Insula Ceilon Olim Taprobana etc., c. 1690.

NICOLAES VISSCHER
Insula Ceilon Olim Taprobana etc.
Amsterdam: Nicolaes Visscher, c. 1690
Copperplate engraving with original hand color
Paper size: 21" x 24 4/5"

Fine large format map of Ceylon, or Sri Lanka, first published in Amsterdam first published by Nicolas Visscher 

One of the largest atlas maps of Sri Lanka, with a striking cartouche, embellished with an elephant and local Sri Lankans.