"India Orientalis", Mercator/Cloppenburgh
Subject: Southern & Southeast Asia
Period: 1673 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
10.2 x 7.4 inches
25.9 x 18.8 cm
This is a reduced version of Jodocus Hondius' folio map of South East Asia. It covers the region from India through southern China and the Philippines including all of the Malay peninsula with parts of northern Sumatra and Borneo. The Gulf of Cambay is very exaggerated. The mythical Caiemai Lacus appears northeast of India, along with two large lakes in China. Blank verso.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #8400:353.1.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression with an edge tear at bottom that extends 0.75" into the image. There is minor toning in the margins.
