Imperii Sinarum

by Johannes Blaeu, Martino Martini

$1,750 · Offered by Argosy Book Store

Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu, 1655. Map. Hand colored engraving. 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 . This impressive 17th century map of eastern Asia appeared in Martino Martini Nova Atlas Sinus , the first European atlas devoted to China. Extends from Bengal eastward, showing regional boundaries in China and including the islands of Ieso, Japan, Formosa, and Hainan. Mountains are depicted pictorially. Martini spent several years in

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