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Vndecima Asiae Tabvla
1486
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Based on the work of 2nd century geographer Ptolemy, this colourful map has Latin inscriptions including ‘Aurea Regio [Kingdom of Gold]’ and ‘Regio Argenteo [Kingdom of Silver]’. The Malay Peninsula is labelled ‘Curra Cherlon [Golden Chersonese]’.