Tabula noua Indiæ orientalis & meridionalis

infoFries, Lorenz; Ptolemy; 1541

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This early map of Asia includes text describing the local people, their religious beliefs, crops, spices etc. On the island labelled Angama there is a drawing of anthropophagi—members of a mythical race of cannibals—chopping up a human body.

Details
Date
1541
Map Maker
Fries, Lorenz; Ptolemy
Printer/Publisher
Gaspard Trechsel
Publication Location
Vienna
Attributes

Longitude and Latitude

Written Note/Details

Insets

Illustration

Features

Crops

Mining

Library Catalogue

Main Title
Tabula noua Indiæ orientalis & meridionalis
Barcode
B26056033C
Personal Author
Fries, Lorenz, 1490-1532; Ptolemy, active 2nd century; Trechsel, Gaspard, active 1529-1549, publisher
Extent
1 scans.
Description
Scale not given.
Imprint
[Vienne] : [Gaspar Trechsel], [1541]
Date Published
1541
BRN
200162772
Series Title
David Parry Southeast Asian Map Collection

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