| Title |
Asiae
Status Naturalis Dextera Dei Omnipotentis Perfect. Geographice Designat
Anno MDCC |
| Maker |
Heinrich
Scherer |
| Year |
ca.
1702 |
| Description |
Scarce
hand colored antique map of Asia by the Jesuit Heinrich Scherer,
printed in ca. 1702 (dated 1700) for 'Atlas Novus (1702-1710).
Geographically the map is very imaginative with a bulbous Iedso (Hokkaido)
attached to Honshu by a narrow isthmus and Compagnie Land and Staten
Eyland to the north of Hokkaido.The map is decorated with a lovely
cartouche with an elephant, lion, birds, crabs some animals in land
and fishes in sea. |
| Location/Subject |
Antique
Maps of Asia / Asia / Japan / Jedo |
| Condition |
Very
Good; two folds as issued |
| Coloring |
Later
hand coloring |
|
size |
The
overall size is 15,5 x 10 3/4 inch. The image size is 13
3/4 x 9 inch. |
| Price |
$
495.00 |
| Order
Code |
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