A New Depiction of Asia.

COLLECTION NAME:

Old Maps Collection

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Old Maps Collection

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Barcode:

3687800354448H

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3687800354448H

Barcode

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Title:

A New Depiction of Asia.

title

A New Depiction of Asia.

Title

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Original Title:

Asiae nova descriptio

full_title

Asiae nova descriptio

Original Title

false

Contributor:

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598, author

contributor

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598, author

Contributor

false

Contributor:

Cónegos Regrantes de Santo Agostinho. Mosteiro de São Vicente de Fora (Lisboa), former owner

contributor

Cónegos Regrantes de Santo Agostinho. Mosteiro de São Vicente de Fora (Lisboa), former owner

Contributor

false

Category:

General Maps

Category

false

Type:

Printed

type

Printed

Type

false

Language:

Latin

language

Latin

Language

false

Create Year:

[1584]

date

[1584]

Create Year

false

Page No.:

3

description

3

Page No.

false

Scale:

[1: 28,000,000].

scale

[1: 28,000,000].

Scale

false

Physical Map Dimension (cm):

37 x 48 cm, on sheet 43 x 55 cm

obj_height_cm

37 x 48 cm, on sheet 43 x 55 cm

Physical Map Dimension (cm)

false

Note:

The Atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' of 1584 was the first time the elements of the modern atlas were brought to publication by Abraham Ortelius. This first edition of the Atlas or the 20th May 1570 edition is composed of 53 map sheets with descriptive text on verso. The maps were collected from renowned and up-to-date cartographers and geographers with the intention to bound as many as small maps as he could on a book to be easily handled instead the inconvenient large maps. All the maps present on the Atlas were engraved according to uniform format and specifically for it. This map represents the Asian continent at a time when Europeans were expanding their power in the far east. Showing all of Asia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines. The Indian subcontinent and Malaysian peninsula are easily recognizable and Ceylon and Sumatra are correctly placed. However, the Philippines are distorted and Japan is too far north and incorrectly orientated, with the embryonic outline of the three main islands and Taiwan appearing as a tail of islands to the south of the archipelago. Papua New Guinea is enlarged and Australia still appears as 'Terrae Incognitae'. Scattered through the map are notes on many places but they are still mainly fanciful.

note

The Atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' of 1584 was the first time the elements of the modern atlas were brought to publication by Abraham Ortelius. This first edition of the Atlas or the 20th May 1570 edition is composed of 53 map sheets with descriptive text on verso. The maps were collected from renowned and up-to-date cartographers and geographers with the intention to bound as many as small maps as he could on a book to be easily handled instead the inconvenient large maps. All the maps present on the Atlas were engraved according to uniform format and specifically for it. This map represents the Asian continent at a time when Europeans were expanding their power in the far east. Showing all of Asia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines. The Indian subcontinent and Malaysian peninsula are easily recognizable and Ceylon and Sumatra are correctly placed. However, the Philippines are distorted and Japan is too far north and incorrectly orientated, with the embryonic outline of the three main islands and Taiwan appearing as a tail of islands to the south of the archipelago. Papua New Guinea is enlarged and Australia still appears as 'Terrae Incognitae'. Scattered through the map are notes on many places but they are still mainly fanciful.

Note

false

Note:

Original map is from the atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' from Abraham Ortelius copperplate printed in 1584 and hand colored, 38 x 49 cm. The atlas has 53 maps. It belonged to the Livraria do Mosteiro de S. Vicente de Fora.

note

Original map is from the atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' from Abraham Ortelius copperplate printed in 1584 and hand colored, 38 x 49 cm. The atlas has 53 maps. It belonged to the Livraria do Mosteiro de S. Vicente de Fora.

Note

false

Note:

There are two sail ships on the Pacific Ocean.

note

There are two sail ships on the Pacific Ocean.

Note

false

Note:

Title inside strap work cartouche on the bottom eft side of the map, headed by a bust.

note

Title inside strap work cartouche on the bottom eft side of the map, headed by a bust.

Note

false

Note:

Equator line as longitude line in black and white interchangeably. The four map borders are labelled with North, South, East and West in Latin Septentrio (Septentriones), Meridies, Oriens and Occidens respectively.

note

Equator line as longitude line in black and white interchangeably. The four map borders are labelled with North, South, East and West in Latin Septentrio (Septentriones), Meridies, Oriens and Occidens respectively.

Note

false

Note:

Relief shown pictorially.

note

Relief shown pictorially.

Note

false

Note:

Different countries outlined in different colors.

note

Different countries outlined in different colors.

Note

false

Note:

Map with graticule.

note

Map with graticule.

Note

false

Note:

Map with ornamented border, outlined in double fillet.

note

Map with ornamented border, outlined in double fillet.

Note

false

Reference:

Tibbets, G.R. Arabia in Early Maps, map 41, p. 52-53

reference

Tibbets, G.R. Arabia in Early Maps, map 41, p. 52-53

Reference

false

Reference:

Suarez, T. Early Mapping of Southeast Asia, p. 164-170

reference

Suarez, T. Early Mapping of Southeast Asia, p. 164-170

Reference

false

Reference:

Koeman, C. Atlantes Neerlandici, Ort 7

reference

Koeman, C. Atlantes Neerlandici, Ort 7

Reference

false

Reference:

Cartographica Neerlandica, http://www.ortelius…

reference

Cartographica Neerlandica, http://www.orteliusmaps.com/book/ort7.html

Reference

false

Subject:

Atlas

subject

Atlas

Subject

false

Geographic Area:

Asia

geographic_area

Asia

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Africa

geographic_area

Africa

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

India

geographic_area

India

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Malaysia

geographic_area

Malaysia

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

China

geographic_area

China

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Borneo

geographic_area

Borneo

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Philippines

geographic_area

Philippines

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Indonesia

geographic_area

Indonesia

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Vietnam

geographic_area

Vietnam

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Japan

geographic_area

Japan

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Papua New Guinea

geographic_area

Papua New Guinea

Geographic Area

false

Relation Note:

[Pl. 3]

relation

[Pl. 3]

Relation Note

false

Pub Title:

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

pub_title

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Pub Title

false

Pub Author:

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598

pub_author

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598

Pub Author

false

Pub Year:

1584

pub_year

1584

Pub Year

false

Pub location:

Antuerpiae

pub_location

Antuerpiae

Pub location

false

Provenance:

Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal

source

Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal

Provenance

false

Provenance:

http://id.bnportuga…

source

http://id.bnportugal.gov.pt/bib/catbnp/279946

Provenance

false

Provenance Call No.:

C.A. 148 V.

original_call_no

C.A. 148 V.

Provenance Call No.

false

MUST holding:

https://must.primo.…

must_holding

https://must.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/853MUST_INST/171sgkf/alma991002999249805076

MUST holding

false

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A New Depiction of Asia.