Malacca - Heydt 1744

Malacca - Heydt 1744Title: Ein Prospect der Stadt und Vestung Malacca, auf der Halb Inful Malacca in Asien gelegen Artist Engraver: Johann Wolfgang Heydt Published: Nuremberg, 1744 Technique: Copperplate engraving Description: This highly detailed 18th century "prospect" or panoramic view captures the strategic port city and fortress of Malacca as seen from the sea. Created by the German traveler and architect Johann Wolfgang Heydt, this engraving was published in his

Historical Significance: A rare visual record of a specific Jardine Matheson ship at the height of the "Clipper Era

which depicts local inhabitants and exotic animals

including a Galleon in the Red Sea and whimsical merfolk and sea monsters in the distant eastern oceans

Strategic Detail: Penang served as a vital victualling station and assembly point for the China-bound tea fleets

urban society—one that was highly organized

Drawn/Engraved by: Johann Israel de Bry & Johann Theodor de Bry

and this map captures the kingdom at its peak of traditional sovereignty

This 1748 chart is one of the most historically significant maps of the Philippines from the 18th century

which the Dutch significantly reinforced

1858–1859

" This was the definitive boundary of the known world for 17th-century explorers

and acknowledges Captain Charles Steward