Southeast Asia India British Colonies Siam Malacca 1858 Dufour huge antique map

Indes, Colonies Anglaises.

(India, Southeast Asia, Anam, Malacca Himalaya Mountains, Nepal, Burma, Bengal, Mouth of the River Ganges, Gulf of Siam, Ceylon, Kashmir, Punjab).

Issued 1858, Paris, by A.H. Dufour.

Engraved by Dyonnet.

Monumental and beautifully engraved mid-19th century map with original hand color. A very large, oversized map, which is not to be confused with similar maps of this era which are typically half this size.

Original fold line as issued, printed on thick heavy paper.

Sheet measures c.  27 1/4" H x  33 3/4" W.

Printed area measures c. 21 7/8" H x  29 1/2" W.

Tooleys Dictionary of Mapmakers , v. 1, p. 396.

[R18688].