Subject: Asia
Period: 1703 (circa)
Publication: Geographia Politica…
Color: Black & White
Size:
13.8 x 9 inches
35.1 x 22.9 cm
On this map of continental Asia and the adjacent islands, Japan is shown with an oversized Terra Iedso (Hokkaido) connected with Honshu via a narrow isthmus. The Compagnie Land of the de Vries expedition is shown above, separated by a narrow strait named after the explorer. Nova Zembla is depicted correctly as an island, but the northeastern part of Siberia, the Chukchi peninsula and Kamchatka are missing. A portion of Australia is shown as Nova Hollandia with New Guinea shown separate from Terra des Papous. The title is surrounded with a beautifully engraved cartouche, and the scale of miles is topped by the symbol for the Society of Jesus.
References: Walter #116; Yeo #92.
Condition: A
Issued folding with marginal soiling.