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69) Goa Indiæ Orientalis Metropolis By : Pieter Boudewyn van der Aa Date: 1719 (published) Dimensions: 12.6 x 17.53 inches (32 cm x 44.5 cm) A view of the town and harbor of Goa and surrounding hills oriented to the south that is said to be based on a map by Jan Huygen van Linschoten in his 1596 publication, Itinerario . Many European ships and local boats appear in the harbor. Elephants and ship-building activity are shown on the shorefront. The coat of arms of Portugal is in the upper left corner, and, arms of the city are in the upper right corner. A baroque-framed cartouche in the upper right contains a letter key to places on the map, indicating churches, bazaars, and other public buildings, accompanied by descriptive text in Latin. On the reverse side are two pages of text in Latin, headed by the title, “Goa, Orientalis Indiae Metropolis & Emporium Celeberrimum.” It describes the ethnic groups encountered there, both foreign and local, the goods traded there, its religious institutions, etc. Condition: Excellent framed example with superb hand coloring. $975 70) Plan de la Ville de Pondicheri Dedié a la mémoire de Mr. Dupleix By: [Andriveau-Goujon] Date: 1748 (circa) Paris Dimensions: 21.65 x 32.5 (55.5 cm x 82.5 cm) Oriented with west at the top. A compass star sits at the mouth of a river south of the town, on the lower left. The map is highly detailed, showing streets and locations within the walls of the town, which has a five-pointed-plan fort at the east center. Also illustrated are surrounding rice fields, houses of brahmins, gardens, salt pans, a marsh, and a village of weavers. Title in the middle of a strip along the bottom, with a coat of arms of Joseph François Dupleix featuring two fish facing each other above a chevron pointing upwards, with a star below. A scale, in toises, is at the center below the title. A key with letters identifying 44 locations and features on the map is found on either side of the title in the bottom strip Condition: Small vertical tear at the bottom of the center fold, outside the margins. The edges beyond the margins are slightly darkened. $2,000