Mar di India

infoBry, Johann Theodor de; Linschoten, Jan Huygen van; 1619

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An early map of Southeast Asia featuring a rhumbline network, a web of lines to help plot routes and aid navigation. Where the lines meet, there is a compass rose with an arrow pointing north. The map is decorated with illustrations of sea monsters.

Details
Date
1619
Map Maker
Bry, Johann Theodor de; Linschoten, Jan Huygen van
Publication Location
Frankfurt
Attributes

Rhumbline Network

Longitude and Latitude

Compass Rose

Insets

Illustration

Features

River

Jungle/Wooded Area

Mountain/Volcano

Wild Animals

Reef

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Main Title
Mar di India
Barcode
B26055951K
Personal Author
Bry, Johann Theodor de, 1561-1623?; Bry, Johann Theodor de, 1561-1623?; Linschoten, Jan Huygen van, 1563-1611
Extent
1 scans.
Description
Map taken from: Volume XI of Theodore De Bry's Grand Voyages. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Imprint
[Franfurt] : [Publisher not identified], [1619]
Date Published
1619
BRN
200149988
Series Title
David Parry Southeast Asian Map Collection

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