Asiae nova descriptio

infoOrtelius, Abraham; Gastaldi, Giacomo; Mercator, Gerhard; c.1588-1612

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This late 16th/early 17th century map by Abraham Ortelius features a number of mythical lakes that were once thought to exist in southern China—including ‘Cayamay Lacus’—and which feed several rivers that flow south through mainland Southeast Asia.

Details
Date
c.1588-1612
Map Maker
Ortelius, Abraham; Gastaldi, Giacomo; Mercator, Gerhard
Publication Location
Antwerp
Attributes

Longitude and Latitude

Insets

Cartouche

Illustration

Features

River

Library Catalogue

Main Title
Asiae nova descriptio
Barcode
B26056016D
Personal Author
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598; Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598; Gastaldi, Giacomo, approximately 1500-approximately 1565; Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
Extent
2 scans.
Description
Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given. Spanish text on verso.
Imprint
[Antwerp] : [Publisher not identified], [Between 1588 and 1612]
Date Published
1588-1612
BRN
200161692
Series Title
David Parry Southeast Asian Map Collection

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