Rare First Issue of the Best Ptolemaic of the Area
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China/ Mongolia. MERCATOR, G./ PTOLEMY, C.
[Brussels, 1578] Asiae VIII Tab:.
13 ¾ x 15 ¾ inches Fine hand color; a few mended marginal tears, else excellent condition.
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The First Printed Map of China
In a Fine Example
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China. ORTELIUS, A./ BARBUDA, Luis Jorge de.
[Antwerp, 1584/ 1595] Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis, nova descriptio.
14 3/8 x 18 3/8 inches. Fine hand color; fine condition.
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A Rarity of China & East Asia
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China/ Southeast Asia/ India. JODE, G. & C. DE
[Antwerp, 1593] Tertiae Partis Asiae.
13 x 19 ¾ inches. Fine hand color. Excellent condition.
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A Milestone in East Asia Cartography
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China/ Southeast Asia/ Philippines. LINCSCHOTEN, J. VAN
[Amsterdam, 1595] Exacta & accurata delineatio cum orarum maritimarum . . . China, Cauchinchina, Camboya sive Champa . . .
15 x 20 ½ inches Fine hand color; side & bottom margins a little close but no loss of engraved surface, else excellent condition.
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“The Gem of French Charts of Southeast Asia” (Suarez)
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Southeast Asia/ China/ Japan/ India. THEVENOT, M.
[Paris, 1664] Untitled Chart.
20 x 26 ½ inches Margin extended lower right where once attached to text, mended split upper margin not affecting printed area, a fine example.
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