Artist / Author / Cartographer:
JANSSON, JAN
Title:
Iaponia - Japan
Date:
1630
Medium:
copper engraving
Size:
13.3 x 19 cm
Description:
Petrus Kaerius calavit. Iapon ou Iapan Isle. Page 619. French text verso.
An attractive map of Japan engraved by the Dutch engraver Pieter van den Keere. In 1628 Jan Jansson produced a new issue of the Atlas Minor. These newly engraved plates were slightly larger than the ones in the Atlas Minor of 1607 by Hondius.
From Atlas Minor Of Mercator and J. Hondius, French edition of 1630.
References
Hubbard, Jason C. Japoniae Insulae. The Mapping of Japan 2012. Entry 17. Page 171
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Item Code:
MA7519
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