L'Asie

infoSanson, Nicolas; 1690

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On this late 17th century map of Asia by the French cartographer Nicolas Sanson, mainland Southeast Asia is labelled ‘PresquIsle de la le Gange [Peninsula of the Ganges]’.

Details
Date
1690
Map Maker
Sanson, Nicolas
Attributes

Compass Rose

Longitude and Latitude

Insets

Cartouche

Features

River

Regional Border

Mountain/Volcano

Library Catalogue

Title
L'Asie
Author/creator
Sanson, Nicolas.
Subject (topical)
Maps (documents)
Country
Netherlands
Date issued
2019 
Language
French
Extent
online resource
Note
par N. Sanson d'Abbeville, Geographe Ordinaire du Roy.
Subject (geographic)
Asia
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], 1690
Shelfmark
COLLBN Port 172 N 15
Persistent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3282081

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