- Antique Maps
- Asia
- Original old and antique maps of Asia for sale. Our authentic Asian map inventory features maps from the earliest periods of European trade and exploration, including the Dutch East India Company (VOC), Imperial Chinese cartography, maps of East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and elsewhere. We also have for sale antique and vintage city views and plans of Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Bombay, Tokyo, and other cities. Vintage pictorial maps of Asia are also available for sale.
- Asiae Nova Delineatio . . .
Decorative map of Asia and the East Indies, published in Amsterdam by Visscher.
The present example is the second state of the map, which includes the Privilege at the bottom center of the map.
The map illustrates the discoveries of Tasman, Janszoon and Cartensz in Australia and New Guinea. The delineation of Japan follows that of Mercator-Hondius, but also includes the discoveries of De Vries in Yedso. Korea is shown as a peninsula and the Great Wall of China is shown.
A long stretch of desert identified as the Xamo (Mandarin for sandy desert), snakes its way through the western part of China. The map is ornamented with various types of sailing vessels, a compass rose, and animals on the African continent. Decorative title cartouche and dedication featuring the coat of arms of D. Henrico Spiegel, Senator of Amsterdam,