This is an uncommon map covering central and northern Asia. Korea is shown as an island and a huge Terre de Iesso is depicted across a narrow straight from the legendary lands of Gog and Magog. The Caspian Sea is given a horizontal, oval shape. The map is fully engraved with mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, cities, the Great Wall of China and embellished with a decorative title cartouche. The title cartouche shows evidence of erasure of Pierre Mariette's imprint and the date change from 1654.

References: cf. Pastoureau, SANSON V A [11].

Condition: B+

Contemporary outline color with light offsetting, soiling, and a few spots of foxing. The map has been trimmed to the neatline and pasted onto a very sturdy sheet.