Title: Tartariae Sive Magni Chami Regni typus
Map Maker:
Abraham Ortelius
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Place / Date: Antwerp / 1570 (1608)
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Coloring: Hand Colored
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Size: 19 x 15 inches
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Condition: VG+
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Price:
SOLD
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Inventory ID: 4948
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Description: First obtainable map to name California. Shows 7 cities of Cibola, Straits of Anian, Japan and marvelous detail in Tartary & China, including Marco Polo & Prester John notes, several vignettes, 2 decorative cartouches, sailing ships and sea monster. The map is also noteworthy for its depiction of both a Northwest and Northeast passage and unusual projection of Japan. Van Den Broecke 163; Burden 41. A nice full color example from the 1608 Italian edition of Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas. Wide margins.
Related Categories:
Maps of America
Maps of California
Maps of Northwest America
Maps of Asia
Maps of Central Asia
Map of Japan
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