Asia

Mapmaker: Purchas - Hondius

Asia

1625

  • ~Catalog 62~
  • Asia.

    A rich engraving for the continent that includes major nations and some people groups as well as major cities, rivers and terrain. Spans from the eastern portions of Europe and Africa, south to the East Indies, and east to include the western coast of North America. Notably this map includes Korea shown as an island, floating just off the coast in between the continent and Japan, noted as "Corea".

    Condition is good, with attractive hand color and some old repairs to the right edge. Image size is approximately 6 x 7.5 (inches) on a larger sheet of English text.