Asia with the Islands adjoyning described, the atire of the people, & Towns of importance...; John Speed Map of Asia First British map of Asia ever published

by John Speed

$3,400 · Offered by Argosy Book Store

London: George Humble, 1627. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15 3/8 x 20 . This fascinating 1626 map of Asia by John Speed is the first British map of Asia. The map presents the entire continent from the Mediterranean east to include Japan and the East Indies. The map presents many speculations and common conventions found at a time when parts of Asia were largely unexplored by

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