Carte d'Asie: dressée sur les memoires envoyéz par le Czar a l'Academie Royale des Science

infoDelisle, Guillaume; c.1750

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An early 18th century map of Asia by the French cartographer Guillaume Delisle (1675–1726). Regions are indicated with coloured borders, and the southern part of Borneo is labelled ‘Côte de Mahometans [Coast of the Muslims]’.

Details
Date
c.1750
Map Maker
Delisle, Guillaume
Printer/Publisher
Jean Cóvens et Corneille Mortier
Publication Location
Amsterdam
Attributes

Written Note/Details

Longitude and Latitude

Insets

Cartouche

Features

River

Religious Groups

Mountain/Volcano

Reef

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Title
Carte d'Asie; Asia accurate in imperia, regna, status & populos divisa
Subtitle
dressée sur les memoires envoyéz par le czar a l'Academie Royale des Science, sur ce que les Arabes nous ont laissé de plus exact des pays orientaux, sur un grand nombre de routiers de terre et de mer et des cartes manuscrites detaillées, le tout assujetti aux observations de l'Academie et a celles de R.R.P.P. Jesuites et autres mathematiciens
Author/creator
Delisle, Guillaume (1675-1726)<br>Covens, Johannes (I, Amsterdam)<br>Mortier, Cornelis (Amsterdam)
Subject (topical)
Maps (documents)
Country
Netherlands
Date issued
2019 
Language
French
Extent
online resource
Note
par G. De l'Isle.<br>Title on the top of the map: Asia accurate in imperia, regna, status & populos divisa, ad usum Ludovivi XV. Galliarum regis.<br>With avertissement in French and Dutch.
Subject (geographic)
Asia (continent)
Published
a Amsterdam : par Cóvens et Mortier, approximately 1750
Shelfmark
COLLBN Port 172 N 55
Persistent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3282116

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