{"product_id":"plan-de-selangor","title":"Plan de Selangor (Plan of Selangor and the Coast of Malaya) - Bellin c. 1764","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"7\"\u003ePlan de Salangor et de la Cote de Malaye\u003c\/i\u003e (Plan of Selangor and the Coast of Malaya) \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"91\"\u003eCartographer:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703–1772) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"140\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e Paris, c. 1764 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"166\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Copperplate engraving with hand-coloring\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 An exceptional and rare 18th-century nautical chart detailing the coastline of the Malay Peninsula, specifically focusing on the region of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"152\"\u003eSelangor\u003c\/b\u003e. This map was produced by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"187\"\u003eJacques-Nicolas Bellin\u003c\/b\u003e, the preeminent French hydrographer, for his monumental work, the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"276\"\u003ePetit Atlas Maritime\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe chart is a masterpiece of Enlightenment-era hydrography, designed for navigators charting the treacherous waters of the Straits of Malacca. It extends from \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"160\"\u003ePointe de Caran\u003c\/b\u003e (Jeram) down to \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"192\"\u003eMont Parcelar\u003c\/b\u003e (Bukit Jugra), a famous landmark for sailors in the 18th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCoastal Detail:\u003c\/b\u003e Includes precise soundings (depth measurements) and identifies \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"79\"\u003ePulo Callam\u003c\/b\u003e (Pulau Indah) and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"109\"\u003ePulo Loomot\u003c\/b\u003e (Pulau Lumut).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCoastal Profiles:\u003c\/b\u003e Along the right-hand margin, the map features three distinct \"views\" or coastal profiles. These were vital for 18th-century captains to recognize the shoreline from the deck of a ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eNautical Precision:\u003c\/b\u003e The map is crisscrossed with rhumb lines radiating from a compass rose, featuring the distinctive French fleur-de-lis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Significance:\u003c\/b\u003e One of the earliest focused scientific charts of the Selangor coast, predating the British colonial expansion in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43763150749761,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/293A7528-62F1-4E2A-A463-29998CF9AA74.jpg?v=1775897632","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/plan-de-selangor","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}