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Asiae Nova Descriptio
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Scale approximately 1:20,000,000. (E 7°30ʹ00ʺ--W 138°00ʹ00ʺ/N 82°00ʹ00ʺ--S 12°00ʹ00ʺ). 1 map: hand colored ; 36 x 48 cm, on sheet 46 x 55.5 cm. Relief shown pictorially. Jodocus Hondius's updated and improved map of Asia, which first appeared in the 1606 edition of the Mercator Hondius Atlas. Hondius' map provides an early 17th century depiction of Southeast Asia and Pacific, naming the Oceanus Orientalis, Pars Oceanus Maris Pacifici, and New Guinea. The map is embellished with sailing ships and monsters on a classically engraved Hondius style sea. Korea is now shown as an island, and the outlines of Ceylon and Borneo are improved from earlier maps. A lengthy text panel below the title describes the ancient history of the continent and another at upper right describes the "Straits of Anian", between Asia and America.
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Asia
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1606
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The Wing Lau Rare Map Collection
Early and Historical Maps
Early and Historical Maps
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