Mortier (Pierre) Carte Particuliere d'une Partie d'Asie ou sont Les Isles d'Andemaon, Ceylan, les Maldives , engraved map on two joined sheets, original outline hand colour, from the second volume of Mortier's maritime atlas the ‘Neptune Francois’, two title cartouches, minor staining, plate 595 by 875mm, framed & glazed, Amsterdam, 1700. ***The main focus is on the islands of the Indian Ocean: the Seychelles, the Maldives, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands. The Maldives are shown as an overly large chain of islands, highlighting their importance in local trade.