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Auction 120, Lot 742

"Indiae Orientalis Insularumque Adiacentium Typus", Ortelius/Galle

Subject: South East Asia

Period: 1588 (published)

Publication: Epitome du Theatre du Monde

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4.3 x 3 inches
10.9 x 7.6 cm
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This miniature version of Ortelius' important map of Southeast Asia shows how sketchy the available information was concerning the region. The East Indies are presented as a randomly scattered group of islands with Java and Borneo particularly misshapen. Beach pars, a presumed promontory of the great southern continent based on Marco Polo's account, protrudes into the bottom of the map. Japan is presented in its kite-shaped form, and in the upper right corner America makes an appearance with three unnamed cities. French text on verso.

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Condition: A

Original color with a bit of faint foxing and light soil in margins.

Estimate: $300 - $350

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Closed on 7/18/2007

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