Asia First English Map ~ Year 1626
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First English Map of Asia
Asia with the Islands Adioyning described, the
This beautiful carte-a-figures map is the first English printed map of Asia. It is flanked by costumed figures of Asian peoples with a series of eight city views forming a decorative frieze across the top, including Damascus, Jerusalem, Aden, Hormus, Goa, Kandy, Banten and Macau. Published in London in the year 1676 by the famous John Speed, this unique map is largely based on Jodocus Hondius’ map of Asia published 50 years earlier in Amsterdam.
atire of the people & Townes of importance…. Publication London, 1626 Condition Ve r y g o o d , s o m e m i n o r spotting, study images carefully. Dimensions 51 by 39 cm. Price 3800 USD.
Korea is shown as a slender oddly projected Peninsula. The Great Wall of China is shown , along with and Elephant above the source of the Ganges. A nice simple/naïve Northeast passage along with a piece of North America and sea monsters in the extreme North Pacific and Southern Indian Sea. The text on the verso presents a fascinating Anglocentric view of Asia in the early 17th Century.
SPEED, John John Speed is perhaps the most famous single figure in the early history of the English map trade. He was a member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company, made free in September 1580, and later Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. By training, he was probably a rolling-press printer, but by interest, he was a historian, and Queen Elizabeth granted him a sinecure in the Customs House, to give him the opportunity to pursue these interests.
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