Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Valk, Gerard & Leonard
Title:
Asia qua nulla beatior Ora
Date:
c1705
Medium:
copper engraving, original and later colour
Size:
49 x 59 cm
Description:
Asia qua Nulla Beatior Ora; Tractus in Eoos Vergens Mundique Teporem . . .
Scarce map of Asia, extending to Carpentaria and the Northern Coast of Australia, pubilshed in Amsterdam.
A large section of unnamed land extends from the east, an early precursor to the actual location of the Aleutian Islands.
Includes a decorative cartouche.
This map includes Nicolas Witsens information on the mapping of Siberia.
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Item Code:
MA7933
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