Map of Pulicat

This detailed map of Pulicat, on the Coromandel Coast, shows the VOC fort Geldria, the city walls and the main streets and temples. No other copy of this map is known to exist; a print in Johan Nieuhof’s Gedenkwaerdige zee-en lantreize (See e.g. Rijksmuseum, RP-P-1988-55) seems to be based on this map or share a source image with it.

Part of the Carte di Castello, collected by Cosimo de Medici III in 1667 and 1669 during his tours through Europe. Cosimo III bought the 66 watercolours by Vingboons in December 1667 in Amsterdam, through mediation of Pieter Blaeu.