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Plan of Ternate : Dutch East Indies - Public domain map

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Plan of Ternate : Dutch East Indies - Public domain map

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Ms. topographic map of the town of Ternate (on Ternate Island, Dutch East Indies) showing streets, roads, fortifications, beaches, and gates across roads. Does not cover entire Ternate Island.
Shows British flag in "Fort Orange".
Depths shown by soundings.
Watermark: Crown over unidentified escutcheon dated [1807?-date unclear, accompanying wording unclear].
One of the ms. maps of the Indonesian archipelago formerly in the possession of Gilbert Elliot, 1st Earl of Minto, and Governor General of India, 1807-1814.
Oriented with north to the right.
Manuscript: Pen-and-ink and watercolors (gray, light blue, and red outlines of fortifications).
Sheet halved and mounted on cloth backing.
Includes bar "Scale of 200 Dutch roods".
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Filed in the Minto Collection drawer--G8090 area of vault maps.

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01/01/1807
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indonesia
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