Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar…. Bellin, 1755, Carte des Royaumes de Siam, de Tunquin, Pegu, Ava Aracam / Kaart der Koningryken Siam Tonkin, Pegu, Ava, Arakan

Map of South East Asia by J.N. Bellin (engraved by Van der Schley), with Thailand in the center. It shows the Kingdoms of Siam, Tonkin, Pegu, Ava, Cambodia, Laos and Arakan, as well as Dutch Malacca, and Hainan, modern day Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and parts of Indonesia and China. It is based on the information provided by French Jesuits. In the bottom left corner, the title and scale in French miles is boxed in an elaborate baroque cartouche embellished with foliage.

Published in 1755 in The Hague by De Hondt in the more rare high quality international edition (with titles in Dutch and French) of ´Histoire generale des Voyages ou nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terre´.

Excellent condition. Folds as issued. Ample margins, some minimal age browning. Reverse side blank.

Image 27,5 x 27,5cm on page of 39 x 36cm