Item #M10204 Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis, noua descriptio.auctore Ludouico Georgio. Abraham Ortelius.

Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis, noua descriptio.auctore Ludouico Georgio.

Antwerp: 1612. Notes: Italian text on verso, wide margins.
The first map of China to appear in a Western atlas, with decorative cartouches.
The map is based on the work of Jorge de Barbuda, a Portuguese Jesuit also known as Ludovicus Georgius, whose manuscript map reached Ortelius by way of Arias Montanus.

, Size : 365x470 (mm), 14.37x18.50 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Reference: Marcel P. R. van den Broecke #164, Category: Maps Asia Far East China;. Very Good. Item #M10204

Notes: Italian text on verso, wide margins.
The first map of China to appear in a Western atlas, with decorative cartouches.
The map is based on the work of Jorge de Barbuda, a Portuguese Jesuit also known as Ludovicus Georgius, whose manuscript map reached Ortelius by way of Arias Montanus.

, Size : 365x470 (mm), 14.37x18.50 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Reference: Marcel P. R. van den Broecke #164, Category: Maps Asia Far East China;.

Price: $6,000.00

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