This map of Asia To the Right Honourable William, Lord Cowper, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, this map of Asia : according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated
Printed for H. Moll over against Devereux Court without Temple Bar, In'o. Bowles, print and map sellers at the Black Horse in Corn Hill University of Southern California. Libraries
East Asian Library, Archival Research Center, University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0154 Public domain Send requests to address or e-mail given. kklein@usc.edu
Description
Imprint continues: "and Tho. Bowles Print and Mapseller next to the Chapter house in St. Pauls Church yard by Philip Overton, Map and Printseller near St. Dunstans Church Fleetstreet, and by John King at y'e Globe in y'e Poultry." Includes 7 insets with various scales: Hellespont or ye straits of Constantinople / by Capt. Bamburg -- The Gulf of Smirna -- Bombay and Sallset Isl. -- Hugly R. from Buffalow point to Hugly Towne -- The Ice Sea -- Part of Chusan I. to China -- Amoy I. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro and London. Decorated title cartouche, depicts figures in native dress. Hand colored copper engraving, printed on chain-lined paper. Sea of Korea referred to as "Sea of Corea."
Type
image
Format
1 map : col. 56 x 97 cm., on sheet 64 x 104 cm. maps
Asia--Maps--Early works to 1800 Dardanelles Strait (Turkey)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Izmir, Gulf of (Turkey)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Bombay (India)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Hugli River (India)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Kara Sea (Russia)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Zhoushan Archipelago (China)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Xiamen (Fujian Sheng, China)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Maps--England--1715 G7400 1715 .M65
Time Period
circa 1640/1700
Place
Scale not given (E18º -- E150º / N72º -- S12º). Asia Dardanelles Strait, Turkey Gulf Izmir, Turkey Bombay, India Hugli River, India Kara Sea, Russia Zhoushan Archipelago, China Xiamen, Fujian Sheng, China
Source
Sea of Korea Map Collection, map no. EAMC-133 [Identifying number] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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