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"A New & Accurate Map of Asia, Drawn from the most approved Modern Maps & Charts", Bowen, Thomas
Subject: Asia
Period: 1779 (dated)
Publication: Middleton's Complete System of Geography
Color: Hand Color
Size:
16.2 x 12.5 inches
41.1 x 31.8 cm
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This copper-engraved map of the region includes all of Asia and Australia. The map is patterned on his father's previous maps of Asia. Alaska is shown as a group of islands off the coast of Kamchatka. Japan has an unusual, splayed configuration, and Hokkaido is labeled as Yeso I. with a partial Company's Land to the east. Australia is fully delineated with Tasmania still attached to the mainland. Good detail and many place names.
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Condition: B+
A crisp impression, issued folding with a few spots o foxing and light dampstains at top.
Estimate: $160 - $190
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