Ortelius Map of Russia / Pacific

Ortelius, Abraham (1527-1598). Tartariae sive Magni Chami Regni Typus.
Engraved map with original hand color in full.
Amsterdam, 1570 or later. 14½" x 19¼" visible, 22½" x 27" framed.
The earliest printed map to focus on the North Pacific and the Stretto di Anian. Ortelius' depiction increased public awareness of Gastaldi's theory of a strait between the continents of Asia and America. It also includes a very early depiction of Japan, which is shown as a huge group of islands taking up nearly the entire North Pacific (Burden, 41).
Comparable: Old World, 2011 - $2,300