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Johann Mattheus Haas / Homann Heirs: Tartariae Maioris sive Asiaticae Tabula . . . . Tartarium Russicam, Tartariam Sinensem et Tar4tariaem Independente sive Rell Quam. . . 1730
Title: Tartariae Maioris sive Asiaticae Tabula . . . . Tartarium Russicam, Tartariam Sinensem et Tar4tariaem Independente sive Rell Quam. . . 1730 Map Maker: Johann Mattheus Haas / Homann Heirs
Description: Rare early edition of Haas' map shows of the Tartar regions of Asia. Unlike later editions, this first edition has a cartouche in the upper left corner with a portrait of the Russian Czarina, Anna Ivanovna. With title cartouche in the lower left corner, another title cartouche with title in French in the upper left and mileage scale in lower right. This detailed map shows settlements, geographical features, and many overlapping regions, provinces and countries. The northern coastline shows a very indefinite, oversized Nova Zemlya and a conjectural eastern peninsula. Hokkaido is attached to both Sakhalin Island and to the mainland. A portion of the mythical Company’s Land remains to the East. The map is dedicated to the Russian czarina, Anna Ivanovna. The map is of interest for the use of East Sea, the sea between Korea and Japan, here called "Mere Orientale Minus."
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