"China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame Dicta", Blaeu, (Family)

This elegant map of the region includes the eastern part of China (bounded in the west by the Great Wall), Korea as a strangely shaped island, and the three main islands of Japan. The imaginary Chiamay Lacus is located in the southern region with numerous rivers flowing south into India and Siam. A fine title cartouche flanked by Chinese figures, a richly embellished coat of arms (dedicated to Theodore Bas, a director of the Dutch East India Company), European ships and Chinese sampans decorate the map. Dutch text on verso.

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Condition: B+

Attractively colored with slight bleed-through on verso. There is a tissue repair on the lower centerfold and some minor, light abrasions near the distance scale. There are minor tears and tack holes in the blank margins.