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CHINA ORTELIUS (ABRAHAM) Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis, [Antwerp], 1584 [but c.1592]
4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
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CHINA
ORTELIUS (ABRAHAM) Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis, double-page hand-coloured engraved map, decorative title cartouche, decoated with animals, ships, and Tartar encampments, Latin text on verso, wide margins, some oxidization (strengthened on verso with old paper obscuring some text), 365 x 470mm., [Antwerp], 1584 [but c.1592]
Footnotes
One of the earliest western maps of China, drawn by the Portuguese mapmaker Luis Jorge de Barbuda, based upon his personal experiences in the country, and reports by Jesuit missionaries. It is attractively embellished with images of wildlife, Tartar tents, and ships, also including the Great Wall. First published in 1584, for this second state "Las Philippinas" was added.





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