Asiae nova descriptio

infoOrtelius, Abraham; 1570

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Map of Asia featuring mythical lakes that were once thought to exist in southern China—including ‘Caÿamaÿ Lacus’—and which feed several rivers that flow south through mainland Southeast Asia. Carvings of people and animals decorate the cartouche.

Details
Date
1570
Map Maker
Ortelius, Abraham
Attributes

Longitude and Latitude

Insets

Cartouche

Illustration

Features

River

Regional Border

Library Catalogue

Title
Asiae nova description
Author/creator
Ortelius, Abraham (1527-1598)
Subject (topical)
Maps (documents)
Country
Netherlands
Date issued
2019 
Language
Undetermined
Extent
online resource
Note
[Abraham Ortelius]
Subject (geographic)
Asia
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], 1570
Shelfmark
COLLBN Port 172 N 8
Persistent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3282077

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