{"product_id":"oceania-petri","title":"Oceania - Petri c.1858","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Vicariato Aplico di Batavia e Prefettura di Labuan nella Oceania (Tav. CXXXVI) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"86\"\u003eCartographer:\u003c\/b\u003e G. Petri \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"109\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e Rome, Italy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"129\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e c. 1858–1859 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"148\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Lithograph with original hand-colouring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e A rare and specialized map of the East Indies, this piece offers a unique perspective on the region through the lens of the mid-19th-century Catholic Church. Unlike standard mercantile maps of the era, this work delineates the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"240\"\u003eVicariate of Batavia\u003c\/b\u003e (covering much of modern-day Indonesia) and the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"309\"\u003ePrefecture of Labuan\u003c\/b\u003e (covering Borneo and surrounding islands).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe map is finely engraved and features delicate hand-colouring that distinguishes the different ecclesiastical jurisdictions. It covers a vast area including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSumatra, Java, and Borneo:\u003c\/b\u003e Detailed with topographical features and key coastal settlements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Philippines:\u003c\/b\u003e Highlighted in a distinct pink hue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCelebes (Sulawesi) and the Moluccas:\u003c\/b\u003e The fabled \"Spice Islands\" are shown with religious boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLabuan:\u003c\/b\u003e A tiny but significant British colony at the time, here serving as a missionary hub for Borneo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFun Facts \u0026amp; Collector’s Insights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Labuan Connection:\u003c\/b\u003e The \"Prefecture of Labuan\" was established in 1855, just a few years before this map was printed. At the time, Labuan was a strategic British base used to suppress piracy and as a coaling station. Seeing it elevated to a titular \"Prefecture\" on a Roman map highlights the island's brief but intense period of global importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Language of Rome:\u003c\/b\u003e Note the Italian nomenclature (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"53\"\u003eMari della China\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"71\"\u003eIsola Filippine\u003c\/i\u003e). During this era, Rome was the central hub for global missionary reports, and maps like this were used by the Vatican to track the expansion of the faith in \"Oceania\"—a term then used broadly to include Southeast Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA Snapshot of Borneo:\u003c\/b\u003e This map was published during the reign of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"69\"\u003eWhite Rajahs\u003c\/b\u003e in Sarawak. It captures Borneo just as European influence was beginning to penetrate the deep interior of the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eScientific Precision:\u003c\/b\u003e Despite its religious purpose, the map is geographically sophisticated for the 1850s, showing the intricate coastlines of the Indonesian archipelago with high accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43800745672769,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/D5F98350-27D5-4898-A6D9-0B6CB99C2E97.jpg?v=1777118752","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/oceania-petri","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}