Moll's Large Map of Asia Translator(s)_James Duport after Elias Petley Volumes 1 to 4

Volumes 1 to 4

[ii] 581 + engraved portrait frontispiece

a series of 50 lavishly chromolithographed charts recording the distribution – spawning grounds and abundance – of the major edible species of fish

1954 (1815 to 1830) pp

Renouard 81:9

Moll's Large Map of Asia Translator(s)_James Duport after Elias Petley Volumes 1 to 4Moll's map of Asia is dedicated to William Cowper (1665 1723), the first to hold the office of Lord Chancellor (and from 1718 the first Earl Cowper). Cowpers coat of arms, together with symbols of his office (the Lords Mace and a cushion which may represent the Woolsack), are set above the cartouche, which is flanked by figures representing the peoples of the region and their wealth. Insets include Mumbai, the Hooghly River and the Ice Sea to the