L'ASIA BY NICOLAS SANSON INTERESTING MAP OF ASIA SHOWING KOREA AS AN ISLAND AND A HUGE LAND OF JESSO ABOVE JAPAN. THE TEXT IS IN ITALIAN. SANSON'S MAPS WERE COLLECTED TOGETHER IN 1692 BY HUBERT JAILOT AND PUBLISHED IN "ATLAS NOUVEAU". THE MAPS WERE REPRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE 18th CENTURY. THIS SCARCE EDITION WAS PUBLISHED BY THE BROTHERS TERRES IN NAPLES c1794 THIS COPPER ENGRAVED MAP WITH HAND COLOUR IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO TEARS OR REPAIRS. THERE ARE TWO FEINT FOLD CREASES AS PUBLISHED AND A CONTEMPORAY PAPER EXTENSION TO THE LEFT MARGIN. THE MAP MEASURES APPROX 6.25 x 5.5 ins (16 x 14 cms) PLUS MARGINS. THIS IS A GENUINE ANTIQUE MAP OVER 220 YEARS OLD. NICOLAS SANSON D'ABBEVILLE (1600-1667) IS ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE FATHER OF THE GREAT FRENCH SCHOOL OF CARTOGRAPHERS.
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