Willem Janszoon Blaeu:  Asia Noviter Delineata (Rare edition without panels)

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Title: Asia Noviter Delineata (Rare edition without panels)

Map Maker: Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Description:

Rare variant edition of Blaeu's map of Asia, from van Meteren's Meteranus Novus.

This edition of the map lacks the decorative panels. Korea is shown as a Peninsula. Japan is oddly projected. Classic Northeast Passage shown, with a highly speculative and incomplete NE Coast of Asia shown, opposite and equally conjectural piece of North America. Large portions of the Borneo Coastline and other parts of the Islands in Southeast Asia and Australasia are incomplete or highly inaccurate.

The map is decorated with numerous sea monsters, sailing ships and a well place Elephant at above the source of the Ganges and illustration of the Great Wall of China.   A nice old color example.

Condition Description: Trimmed close, as issued.

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Maps of Asia
Maps of Asia