Willem Blaeu

Asia noviter delineata.

Copper plate engraving, 1617-30, c.1650.
Image size 16 1/4 x 21 7/8" (410 x 554 mm) plus margins.
Good condition save for some splitting along the upper and lower centerfold. Original hand coloring. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 3321
Price: $5,250.00
Publisher : Published in Amsterdam. Bleau's classic map of Asia. The side panels depict pairs of costumed figures representing the inhabitants of the different regions and countries shown on the map. The upper border depicts nine cities or major trading posts. Included are Damascus, Jerusalem, Aden, and Macao. Embellished with sailing ships, sea monsters, a lion, and an elephant. A very handsome map.Latin text on verso. Maps

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