Present Asia

infoNeele, Samuel John; 1783

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Coloured borders divide this late 18th century map of Asia into empires, kingdoms and regions. Five major rivers that flow south through mainland Southeast Asia are named: Aua, Pegu, Tenasserim, Menan and Camboya.

Details
Date
1783
Map Maker
Neele, Samuel John
Printer/Publisher
Thomas Stackhouse
Publication Location
London
Attributes

Longitude and Latitude

Scale

Insets

Cartouche

Features

River

Regional Border

Reef

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Main Title
Present Asia / engraved by S.I. Neele.
Barcode
B18149029A
Personal Author
Stackhouse, Thomas, 1706-1784; Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824, engraver
Extent
1 scans.
Description
This is an 18th century map of Asia, spanning from Europe and Africa in the west to Japan in the east; and from Frozen Ocean (Artic Ocean) in the north and Indonesia in the south.
Imprint
[London] : [T. Stackhouse], [1783?]
Date Published
1783
BRN
12500441

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