Historic Map : Bellin Map of Kollam Fort, Kerala, India, 1756, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 16in Atlantic Islands: Cape Verde

Atlantic Islands: Cape Verde

A large decorative title cartouche appears in the upper right quadrant

south to Ceylon and the Maldives

made in the first year of Emperor Taisho's reign

1920 pocket format map of California by the Clason Map Company

Historic Map : Bellin Map of Kollam Fort, Kerala, India, 1756, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 16in Atlantic Islands: Cape VerdeThis is a rare 1756 map of the fort of Kollam, Kerala, on India's Malabar Coast by French cartographer N. Bellin. Kollam, or as it is otherwise Known Quilon or Coylan, lies roughly 71 km north of Trivandrum, India. Kollam Fort was originally built by the Portuguese, however, it was captured by the Dutch in 1671 and by the British in 1795. This map presents beautiful image of the fort completely with palm forests and sailing ships navigating the