Madagascar, large map by Mortier, 1720.

" Carte particuliere de L'Isle Dauphine ou Madagascar..." by P. Mortier, published in his Neptune François, Amsterdam about 1720. With east to the top, includes the islands of I. De Bourbon, Santa Apolonia, I. De Ioan de Lisboa and Isles de Comorre. Lower left hand corner has an inset map of Bay St.Augustin. Click here to see further images of this map.Copper engraved map or sea chart, with recent outline hand colour. Several small closed edge tears (no loss), larger professional repair to the lower part of the centrefold, including replacement of very small area of the map (1.5 x 0.5cm) in the sea area lower centre. Size 85 x 57 cms plus good margins with full plate mark. (NOTE - my images are from a digital camera and the map is no longer in a mount.) Ref F6125