Generalis totius Imperii Moscovitici : novissima tabula magnam orbis terrarum partem a Polo Arcticousq ad mare Iaponicum, et Chine septentrionalis confinia exhibens cum via Czaricae nuper legationis ex urbe Moscua per universam Tartariam ad magnu
Creator
Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
Date Created and/or Issued
1720
Publication Information
Iohannis Baptistae Homanni,; Norimbergae : 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
Date pencilled on map verso. Scale about 1 cm. to 16 German miles. Relief shown pictorially. Decorated title cartouche includes several classical, allegorical and historical figures. Illustrations on map include two masted ships, four boats, and two sea creatures, all near Spitzbergen. Hand-colored copper engraving, printed on wove paper. Sea of Korea not labeled Korea referred to as "Corea."
Type
image
Format
1 map : col. 49 x 57 cm., on sheet 52 x 60 cm. maps
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