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subject : Southeast Asia--Maps--Early works to 1800
map
Prime meridian: Ferro.; Relief shown pictorially.; Selected structures shown pictorially.; Cartouches surround title, secondary title, scale and list of abbreviations.; Northeast segment of map identified as: Parts yet Undiscovered.
Printed by T.W. for R. Bonwicke [et al] (publisher)
Wells, Edward, 1667-1727. (creator)
Burghers, M., (contributor)
1719
map
Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridians: Ferro and London.; Inset: Supplement, containing the European settlements in the southern part of India.; Decorated title cartouche.; In top right margin: Vol. I.; Indicates prevailing winds.; Sea of Korea not labeled; Korea referred to as "Corea."; Watermark.
J. Exshaw (publisher)
Kitchin, Thomas, d. 1784. (creator)
Exshaw, J. (John), 1750 or 51-1827.; Raynal, abbé (Guillaume-Thomas-François), 1713-1796. (contributor)
1784
map
Prime meridians: London and Ferro; Scale shown in English miles according to "Vulgar Computation" and "Norwood's Computation".; Relief shown pictorially.; Title enclosed in cartouche.; In bottom margin of title cartouche: 30
Printed by T.W. for R Bonwicke (publisher)
Wells, Edward, 1667-1727. (creator)
Fer, Nicolas de, 1646-1720.; Nicholls, Sutton, (contributor)
1719
map
Relief shown pictorially.; Watermark; Equator shown; no latitude or longitude scales.; In upper right corner: Tomus I.70; Plate mark visible around entire map.; Map of Asia, illustrating the theories of the Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher, from his Mundus Subterraneous. Kircher was one of the first compilers of semi-scientific knowledge about the physical features of the world. This very unusual map depicts all of southern Asia from the Arabian peninsula to the Philippines including the East Indies to the Celebes. It extends north to show part of the Caspian Sea. The principal regions and countries named, plus the major rivers, lakes and mountains. A huge subterranean lake in the area of Nepal and Tibet is the principle source for most of the rivers in Asia. Decorative title cartouche features angels or putti, and Neptune.
s.n. (publisher)
Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680. (creator)
1665
Image
"No. 23."; Prime meridians: Paris and Isle de Fer; From Raynal, Guillaume Thomas Francois. Atlas de toutes le parties connues du globe terrestre, dressé pour l'Histoire philosophique et politique des éstablissemens et du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes.
n.p (publisher)
Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794. (creator)
Raynal, abbé (Guillaume-Thomas-François), 1713-1796. (contributor)
[1780?]
Image
Relief shown pictorially.; In Latin.; In top margin: " MOLVCCÆ" and "639"; Verso: Latin text with "640" and " MOLVCCÆ" in top margin.
Judocus Hondius (publisher)
Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612. (creator)
1635
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