Mercator Engraved Map of Asia
Asia ex magna orbis terre descriptione...Gerard Mercator (1512-1594). Engraved map with original hand color. Amsterdam: R. Mercator, 1595. 17 3/4 x 21 inches sheet. Derived from the elder Mercator's world map of 1569, this map of Asia was engraved by his grandson. The coasts of Northeast Asia and Northwest North America are separated by Gastaldi's fabled Strait of Anian. South of this strait a beautifully engraved galleon gives speculation to the possibility of a northern route to Asia.
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Asia ex magna orbis terre descriptione...Gerard Mercator (1512-1594). Engraved map with original hand color. Amsterdam: R. Mercator, 1595. 17 3/4 x 21 inches sheet. Derived from the elder Mercator's world map of 1569, this map of Asia was engraved by his grandson. The coasts of Northeast Asia and Northwest North America are separated by Gastaldi's fabled Strait of Anian. South of this strait a beautifully engraved galleon gives speculation to the possibility of a northern route to Asia.
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