Guillaume Delisle's Important Early-18th-Century Map of India and East Asia

Guillaume Delisle. CARTE DES INDES ET DE LA CHINE DRESSEE SUR PLUSIEURS RELATIONS PARTICULIERES RECTIFIEES PAR QUELQUES OBSERVATIONS. Paris: Chez l'Auteur sur le Quai de l'Horloge, 1705 (dated). From Deslisle's Atlas de Geographie; engraved map with hand-color outlines and title cartouche at top center; an extremely detailed map featuring much of Asia such as India, China, Japan, and islands to the south and east including the Philippines; with "Terre d'Yeco ou d'Eso" (Hokkaido), "Siam" (Thailand), and more; framed.


Plate size 24 7/8 x 26; Frame dimensions 26 3/4 x 27 7/8 in.

Guillaume Delisle (also De L'Isle) was an important French cartographer. He was a member of the Académie Royale des Sciences, and in 1718 was named Premier Géographe du Roi.

Two sheets joined, as issued; with horizontal and vertical folds, scattered light foxing, a few mild stains and areas of creasing, a couple of small chips along one fold, and a 1 1/2-in. repaired tear; small hand-written number partially visible in top left corner margin; some wear to the frame and light debris caught below glass; not examined fully outside the frame.

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