Exacta & accurata delineatio cùm orarum maritimarum tùm etiam locorum terrestrium quae in regionibus China, Cauchinchina, Camboia sive Champa, Syao, Malacca, Aracan & Pegu

infoLangren, Hendrik Floris van; Linschoten, Jan Huygen van; 1595

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Unusually, north is located to the left of this map of East Asia, rather than the top. The text notes that shallows and reefs are marked, and that the map is based on the explorations of Portuguese ships. Illustrations include sea monsters and ships.

Details
Date
1595
Map Maker
Langren, Hendrik Floris van; Linschoten, Jan Huygen van
Attributes

Compass Rose

Longitude and Latitude

Rhumbline Network

Scale

Written Note/Details

Insets

Cartouche

Illustration

Features

River

Mountain/Volcano

Wild Animals

Reef

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Creator
Langren, Henricus F. ab (Henricus Florentius), ca. 1574-1648
Published/Created Date
1595
Description
[Scale ca. 1:13,500,000].
Bound in following p. 32.
Map has some small tears along fold lines.
Map properly belongs to the Dutch edition of 1596.
Extent
1 map
41.9 x 52.9 cm. folded to 24.8 x 14.2 cm.
Language
Dutch; Flemish
Latin
Portuguese
Call Number
Z3 017
Collection Title
John Huighen van Linschoten, his Discours of Voyages into ye Easte & West Indies
Collection Created
[London] : Printed at London by [John Windet for] Iohn Wolfe, printer to ye Honorable Cittie of London, [1598]
Format
cartographic
Genre
Engravings
Maps
Maps in books
Subject (Geographic)
Borneo --Maps --Early works to 1800
China --Maps --1368-1644
Japan --Maps --Early works to 1800
Java (Indonesia) --Maps --Early works to 1800
Sumatra (Indonesia) --Maps
Subject (Topic)
Voyages and travels --Early works to 1800
Access
Public
Rights
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Orbis ID
3305998
Object ID (OID)
2036085

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