This interesting map covers Tartary, a great tract of northern and central Asia stretching from the Caspian Sea and the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. This map also extends to include northern Persia, India, China, and Japan. The depiction of Japan is very unusual with a large, distorted northern island of Iedso (Hokkaido) connected to Honshu by a narrow isthmus. The map is finely engraved with mountains, forests, and cities with vignettes of animals and encampments. In the top right corner is a vivid illustration of a marauding horde of Tartar warriors attacking a Chinese wagon.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.SHER-1a #103.

Condition: B+

A dark impression on a sheet that is reinforced with old paper on the left half only. There is light staining along the centerfold and a couple short separations at bottom that have been closed on verso with archival materials.