Magni Mogolis Imperium

Circa 1672

Later hand-coloured copper engraving on paper

Without mount: 11.2 x 13.3 in (28.5 x 34 cm)
With mount: 17.7 x 19.7 in (45 x 50.2 cm)

This map was published by Jakob van Meurs, Amsterdam. Jakob van Meurs (1619-1680) was a Dutch printer and publisher.

This map shows a cartouche with decoration of shields, weapons and fruit products at the upper right corner. Title inside. In the lower left corner, fish-shaped figures with navigation instruments are illustrated.

Description of the Mughal Empire. Contains hydrographic network, provinces and main cities. It corresponds mainly to northern India, delimited by Tartary, Persia, Arabian Sea, Bengal and the Bay of Bengal, previously called, according to Ptolemy's toponymy, Sinus Gangeticus.

Olfert Dapper (1635-1689)
He was a Dutch physician and writer. He wrote about Africa, China, India, Persia, Georgia, and Arabia extensively. His influence can be felt through the ages; even today, his book Description of Africa (1668) is a key text for Africanists.

He published a large number of books after 1663. He wrote a history of the city of Amsterdam and furnished the first Dutch translation of Herodotus. But he is known particularly for his many descriptions of foreign lands which he compiled from various sources, without ever seeing the countries he wrote about for himself. This map of North India is taken from a description of Asia.

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