Subject: Southern Asia
Period: 1614 (circa)
Publication: Raleigh's The History of the World
Color: Hand Color
Size:
15 x 9.8 inches
38.1 x 24.9 cm
A very interesting map of the area from the Eastern Mediterranean (Alexandria) to Malaysia and Sumatra. Shows The passage of Nimrod and The passage of Ophir en Hauilah into India. The Arck is boldly depicted in the mountains of present-day Afghanistan. The mythical Chiamay Lake appears in China as the source of four rivers. The map is decorated with a partial compass rose and the seas are fully stippled.
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Condition: B
A good impression on watermarked paper with minor soiling. There are professional repairs to chips in top left corner and along centerfold at top, as well as a few centerfold separations at top, with a small amount of image in facsimile. Trimmed to the neatlines.