Subject: Asia
Period: 1592 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
6.5 x 5 inches
16.5 x 12.7 cm
This unusual woodblock map of Asia portrays rudimentary cartography and several large islands that represent the East Indies. The interior is filled with mountains, huge Black and Caspian Seas, and a few places signified by large castles. The eastern coastline is truncated without a Korean Peninsula. A fierce sea monster is shown in the Arctic Ocean and a tiny boat sails the Indian Ocean. Rosaccio's maps were printed from two separate blocks and were often printed on two separate sheets - this example is printed on a single sheet only.
References: King (2nd ed.) pp. 72-73.
Condition: A+
Sharp impression.
