Subject: Asia
Period: 1792 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
23.8 x 17.5 inches
60.5 x 44.5 cm
This is an attractive, large map of Asia that includes all of Southeast Asia. The cartography is archaic for the period with the continental outline following the Sanson-Jaillot model. The island of Hokkaido is attached to the mainland as part of the Yupi peninsula and Korea is a long skinny peninsula. The mythical Lake Chiamay is shown as the source of five major rivers in Cochinchine. The decorative title and distance scale cartouches are also very similar to Jaillot's map of 1692.
References: Yeo #208.
Condition: B+
Nice impression on a sturdy sheet with good original color. There is a light damp stain in the lower margin that just enters the border at bottom.