COLLECTION NAME:
Old Maps Collection
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Old Maps Collection
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Barcode:
3687800354494I
identifier
3687800354494I
Barcode
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Title:
[Asia map].
title
[Asia map].
Title
false
Category:
General Maps
category
General Maps
Category
false
Type:
Manuscript
type
Manuscript
Type
false
Language:
French
language
French
Language
false
Language:
Portuguese
language
Portuguese
Language
false
Language:
Spanish
language
Spanish
Language
false
Create Year:
[17--]
date
[17--]
Create Year
false
Scale:
Scale not given.
scale
Scale not given.
Scale
false
Physical Map Dimension (cm):
49 x 64 cm, on sheet 60 x 83 cm
obj_height_cm
49 x 64 cm, on sheet 60 x 83 cm
Physical Map Dimension (cm)
false
Note:
This is a map of Asia extending from the Arabian Peninsula to Papua New Guinea. A great deal of toponyms can be found on the center part of the map that become scarce both on the north and south parts. On the east part, Japan is already drawn in the Teixeira-type, however, Hokkaido is still named 'Terre d'Eso ou d'Yesso' and still connected to the continent. Also the fictional 'Terre de la Compagnie' whose addition to maps stretches back to mid-17th century. In the sixteenth century, the grandson of Vasco de Gama was accused of illegal trading with the Spanish in the East Indies and so fled from Macau to Japan in the later 16th century. He then struck out east, across the Pacific, and supposedly saw lands in the North Pacific. Several voyagers sought out de Gama’s lands, including the Dutchman Maarten Gerritszoon Vries in 1643 who sighted the islands Compagnies Land along with Staten Land. He named the island for the Dutch States General (Staten Land) and for the Dutch East India Company (VOC) (Compagnies, or Company’s Land). In reality, he had re-discovered two of the Kuril Islands. However, other mapmakers latched onto Compagnies Land in particular, enlarging and merging it with Yesso. Papua New Guinea is also present on the map although still with an odd shape and almost blank.
note
This is a map of Asia extending from the Arabian Peninsula to Papua New Guinea. A great deal of toponyms can be found on the center part of the map that become scarce both on the north and south parts. On the east part, Japan is already drawn in the Teixeira-type, however, Hokkaido is still named 'Terre d'Eso ou d'Yesso' and still connected to the continent. Also the fictional 'Terre de la Compagnie' whose addition to maps stretches back to mid-17th century. In the sixteenth century, the grandson of Vasco de Gama was accused of illegal trading with the Spanish in the East Indies and so fled from Macau to Japan in the later 16th century. He then struck out east, across the Pacific, and supposedly saw lands in the North Pacific. Several voyagers sought out de Gama’s lands, including the Dutchman Maarten Gerritszoon Vries in 1643 who sighted the islands Compagnies Land along with Staten Land. He named the island for the Dutch States General (Staten Land) and for the Dutch East India Company (VOC) (Compagnies, or Company’s Land). In reality, he had re-discovered two of the Kuril Islands. However, other mapmakers latched onto Compagnies Land in particular, enlarging and merging it with Yesso. Papua New Guinea is also present on the map although still with an odd shape and almost blank.
Note
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Note:
Original is a manuscript map.
note
Original is a manuscript map.
Note
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Note:
Landmasses outlined in green, yellow and magenta.
note
Landmasses outlined in green, yellow and magenta.
Note
false
Note:
Equator and Tropic of Cancer in double fillet.
note
Equator and Tropic of Cancer in double fillet.
Note
false
Note:
Map with graticule.
note
Map with graticule.
Note
false
Note:
Relief shown pictorially.
note
Relief shown pictorially.
Note
false
Note:
Map outlined in bold fillet.
note
Map outlined in bold fillet.
Note
false
Note:
Macao in Asia maps.
note
Macao in Asia maps.
Note
false
Note:
Most of the map is in French with some place names in Portuguese and Spanish.
note
Most of the map is in French with some place names in Portuguese and Spanish.
Note
false
Geographic Area:
Asia
geographic_area
Asia
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
India
geographic_area
India
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Africa
geographic_area
Africa
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Mongolia
geographic_area
Mongolia
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Russia
geographic_area
Russia
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Malaysia
geographic_area
Malaysia
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Indonesia
geographic_area
Indonesia
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Vietnam
geographic_area
Vietnam
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Paracel Islands
geographic_area
Paracel Islands
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Laos
geographic_area
Laos
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Thailand
geographic_area
Thailand
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Korea
geographic_area
Korea
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
Geographic Area:
Borneo
geographic_area
Borneo
Geographic Area
false
Provenance:
Archives Nationales de France
source
Archives Nationales de France
Provenance
false
Provenance Call No.:
MAP/6JJ/74/A/2
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MAP/6JJ/74/A/2
Provenance Call No.
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MUST holding:
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MUST holding
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