Asiae nova descriptio

This is a reduction of Ortelius's 1567 wall map of Asia. First published in Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, this map charts the island of Taiwan (I. Fermosa). Of note is the fictitious island of Java Minor just off the east coast of Java, a remnant of the influential Gastaldi map of 1561 and Mercator's world map of 1569. -- Dealer's description

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Title

Asiae nova descriptio

Creator

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598

Subject

Geographical areas and countries
Asia--Maps--Early works to 1800

Publisher

1588 / 1612

Digital Description

application/pdf, 20376 KB, 1 map : engraved, hand color

Digitised images, All rights reserved, National Library Board Singapore, 2014