Asia Asia China Korea Japan Philippines continent map map Sanson 1650

Paris, Mariette 1650. Seltene großformatige altkolorierte Kupferstich-Karte von Nicolas Sanson. -- Blattmasse ca. 42 x 57 cm. -- teils etwas fleckig, seitliche Außenränder teils etwas angerändert, sonst gut erhalten. || 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 largestly absent from maps until the beginning of the 17th Century, when it first began appearing on maps and was thought to be an island.

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