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Vndecima Asiae Tabvla
1511
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Based on the work of 2nd century geographer Ptolemy, Bernardo Silvani’s woodcut map is innovative in its use of two colours: a black background with important text added in red. The Malay Peninsula is labelled ‘Aurea Chersonesus [Golden Chersonese]’.
- Arcipelago delle Molucche1
- Argentea Regio1
- Aurea Chersonesus1
- Aurea Regio1
- Bachian Isola1
- Golden Chersonese1
- Halmahera1
- Indicum Pelagus1
- Isola di Gilolo1
- Isola di Lucon1
- Isola di Tidor1
- Isole Filippine1
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- Mountain/Volcano2
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- Illustration2