In 1604, Hondius acquired Mercator's plates and set about producing a new atlas. He engraved several new maps for it, of which the present is an example. For the depiction of the East Indies he drew heavily on Plancius's map of 1594. -- Dealer's description.
- Title
- Asiæ nova descriptio
- Creator
- Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612
- Subject
- Geographical areas and countries
Asia--Maps--Early works to 1800
Southeast Asia--Maps--Early works to 1800
- Publisher
- J. Hondius, 1613 / 1616
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, 17318 KB, 1 map : engraved, hand color
Digitised images, All rights reserved, National Library Board Singapore, 2014
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