MAP, Southeast Asia, Ptolemy/Ruscelli
Southeast Asia. Ptolemy/Ruscelli, Tabula Asiae XI, from La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino…, 1561 (published). Black & White. Based on the interpretations of Solinus and Munster, this Ptolemaic map covers the region roughly of Thailand and Malaysia. An oddly shaped Malaysian peninsula lies to the east of the Ganges River, while the China Sea (Sinus Magnus) and another landmass lies to the east of that. This depiction embodies the legacy of Ptolemy's idea of a landlocked Indian Ocean. Engraved on copper by Giulio and Livio Sanuto in the unmistakable Italian style. Italian text on verso.
LITERATURE: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #216-56; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.PTOL-10a.
Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.9 in
Condition Report: On watermarked paper with faint dampstaining that enters the map image at bottom. There are a few worm tracks in the top blank margin that have been infilled. Grade: B+
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Southeast Asia. Ptolemy/Ruscelli, Tabula Asiae XI, from La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino…, 1561 (published). Black & White. Based on the interpretations of Solinus and Munster, this Ptolemaic map covers the region roughly of Thailand and Malaysia. An oddly shaped Malaysian peninsula lies to the east of the Ganges River, while the China Sea (Sinus Magnus) and another landmass lies to the east of that. This depiction embodies the legacy of Ptolemy's idea of a landlocked Indian Ocean. Engraved on copper by Giulio and Livio Sanuto in the unmistakable Italian style. Italian text on verso.
LITERATURE: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #216-56; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.PTOL-10a.
Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.9 in
Condition Report: On watermarked paper with faint dampstaining that enters the map image at bottom. There are a few worm tracks in the top blank margin that have been infilled. Grade: B+
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