First Map of Singapore

Theodore de Bry, 1607 :
Contrafactur des Scharmutz. Excellent. 10 x 13 inches.

$8500.

Theodore de Bry's rare and finely engraved double-page map is Europes first close-up glimpse of Singapore, . The map shows Pulu Karimon and other major islands in the Singapore Strait, and the Johore River (Rio Batasubar) on the upper left, with the the island of Singapore not yet severed from the mainland.