[Globe gore covering Asia]
c.1693-1707
Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
On this map, ‘Lago di Chiamay’, one of number of mythical lakes once thought to exist in southern China, feeds five rivers—labelled ‘Menam’, ‘Pegu’ ‘Maraban’, ‘Cosmin’ and ‘Caor’—which flow south through mainland Southeast Asia.