Description of East India

infoElstracke, Renold; Purchas, Samuel; 1625

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The city of Pegu (Bago, Myanmar), some other settlements, and a river named Martabam Auia are shown in the lower right of this 17th century map of Hindustan (Indian subcontinent). The genealogical seal of the Mughal emperors of India is top right.

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Date
1625
Map Maker
Elstracke, Renold; Purchas, Samuel
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Library Catalogue

Published/Created Date
1625
Description
Bound in following p. 578
Call Number
1986 +28
Collection Title
Purchas his pilgrimes : In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinae[32]with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part
Collection Created
London : Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Rose, 1625
Format
cartographic
Genre
Maps
Maps in books
Subject (Geographic)
America --Discovery and exploration --Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic)
Geography --Early works to 1800
Religions --Early works to 1800
Voyages and travels --Early works to 1800
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Public
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Orbis ID
597396
Object ID (OID)
2041918

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