{"product_id":"sumatra-3","title":"Sumatra - Norie c.1833","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e A Chart of the West Coast of Sumatra and Isles Adjacent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCartographer:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e John William Norie\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e Published January 1833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Large-format copperplate engraving\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eNavigating the Spice and Pepper Coast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eIn 1833, the west coast of Sumatra was a high-value but dangerous frontier for European trade. This chart tells the story of the perilous \"Pepper Coast,\" where American and European ships vied for control of the region's lucrative spice trade. Unlike the decorative atlases of the Renaissance, this Norie chart was a life-saving instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eEvery tiny dot and \"X\" on this paper represents a hidden reef, a sandbar, or a depth sounding meticulously recorded by surveying vessels. It shows the navigation from \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"167\"\u003eAcheen Head\u003c\/b\u003e (Banda Aceh) at the northern tip down to \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"220\"\u003eFlat Point\u003c\/b\u003e in the south. For a 19th-century sailor, this map was the difference between a successful voyage to London or New York and a shipwreck on a Sumatran coral head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eChronicles of the Chart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Norie Legacy:\u003c\/b\u003e J.W. Norie was the most celebrated hydrographer of the 19th century. His charts were so trusted that \"Norie’s Epitome\" became the standard textbook for British naval officers. This chart represents the pinnacle of pre-Victorian maritime science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCoastal Profiles:\u003c\/b\u003e Along the top and sides, you can see \"views\" or \"appearances\" of the land. These horizontal sketches allowed mariners to identify specific mountains or headlands from the sea to confirm their position before GPS existed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Straits of Malacca:\u003c\/b\u003e The chart includes a detailed look at the entrance to the Straits of Malacca, the world's most vital maritime chokepoint then and now. It plots the small islands and passages that ships had to navigate to reach the burgeoning port of Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe \"Two-Sheet\" Format:\u003c\/b\u003e Being a large, double-sided work, it allowed for an immense level of detail that a standard atlas could not accommodate. It essentially provided a high-resolution \"zoom\" of the entire coastline, from the northern sultanates down to the southern Dutch settlements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43800753143873,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/10BC5C5F-0C9C-4707-8E48-C5891411FC24.jpg?v=1777121007","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/sumatra-3","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}