Paris, Mariette 1650. Rare large-format old colored copper engraving map by Nicolas Sanson. -- Leaf mass approx. 42x57cm. -- partly a bit stained, the outer edges on the sides partly slightly edged, otherwise in good condition. || Influential map of Asia by Nicolas Sanson, mapmaker to the King of France and the most influential mapmaker of the mid-17th Century. One notable detail is the depiction of the island of Korea (here named Corey). Korea was largely absent from maps until the beginning of the 17th Century, when it first began appearing on maps and was thought to be an island. Also one of the more interesting features is the extensive coastline of America stretching from Royaume d'Anian to Sierra Nievada, which is separated from Asia by the narrow Detroit d' Anian. The kingdoms of.
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