A new representation of China, once called the region of the Chinese, by Ludovicus Georgius

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Title:

A new representation of China, once called the region of the Chinese, by Ludovicus Georgius

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A new representation of China, once called the region of the Chinese, by Ludovicus Georgius

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Original Title:

Chinae : olim Sinarum regionis, nova descriptio

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Chinae : olim Sinarum regionis, nova descriptio

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Other Title:

Barbuda China

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Barbuda China

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Contributor:

Barbuda, Luís Jorge de, fl. 1575-1584, cartographer

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Barbuda, Luís Jorge de, fl. 1575-1584, cartographer

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Contributor:

Plantin, Christophe, ca.1520-1589, printer

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Plantin, Christophe, ca.1520-1589, printer

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Contributor:

Norton, John, 15---1612, printer

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Norton, John, 15---1612, printer

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Category:

General Maps

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Printed

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Printed

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Language:

Latin

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Latin

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Language:

Portuguese

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Portuguese

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Language:

Spanish

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Spanish

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Create Year:

1584

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1584

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Format:

JPEG 8227 × 5468, 58.7MB

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JPEG 8227 × 5468, 58.7MB

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Page No.:

111

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111

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Scale:

[1:2,800,000].

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[1:2,800,000].

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Physical Map Dimension (cm):

36 x 45 cm

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36 x 45 cm

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Note:

Abraham Ortelius published in 1570 in Antwerp the reputed first modern atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. It contains originally 53 maps later updated continuously by Ortelius in 'Additamenti' until his death in 1598. By 1612 the atlas had already 31 editions in many languages. This map of China by the Portuguese cartographer Luís Jorge de Barbuda -Latin name Ludovicus Georgius- was a manuscript map which reached Ortelius via Arias Montanus. It first appeared in the 1584 Latin edition of the atlas. The text on verso includes four transcriptions of Chinese characters, brought back to Europe by the Jesuit Bernadino de Escalante in 1577. This exact item however is from the 1606 English edition of the atlas printed in London. This China map is the earliest known, so far, made on one single map by Europeans. The landscape of China was drawn like a rectangle; the coastline from northern areas to Zhejiang province was wrongly drawn as a north-south straight line, while the coastline from Fujian province to Guangdong province is relatively accurate. The most prominent feature of this map is the names of two capitals and 13 provinces of Ming Dynasty thoroughly marked for the first time, and the outdated place names no longer figure. For the first time on a printed map it is depicted the Great Wall of China with a legend correctly describing its defensive purpose against the Tartars and Mongols but making it shorter in length. At the center there is a depiction of the Lake Baikal with a little kid on top of a trunk that is explained by the a legend stating that in 1557 there was a flood that created said lake and inundated seven communities resulting in a gigantic number of dead people except for this one boy saved by climbing onto the trunk. Macau -here named 'Macoa'- is written on land in the east coast of the Pearl River. The description of the river system in China was full of grasslands, showing that Europeans had little knowledge of Chinese inland regions at that time. Despite all of this, when the map appeared, it was by far the most accurate one of China and became the standard map of the interior of China for over 60 years. Japan is shown on a curious curved projection reminiscent of Portuguese charts of the period with Honshu dissected along the line of Lake Biwa. On the map it is written 'Las Philippinas' -used for the first time on a printed map applied to the archipelago instead of just one island- above 'Sinus Magnus', which first appeared on the map during the publication of the 1587 French edition.

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Abraham Ortelius published in 1570 in Antwerp the reputed first modern atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. It contains originally 53 maps later updated continuously by Ortelius in 'Additamenti' until his death in 1598. By 1612 the atlas had already 31 editions in many languages. This map of China by the Portuguese cartographer Luís Jorge de Barbuda -Latin name Ludovicus Georgius- was a manuscript map which reached Ortelius via Arias Montanus. It first appeared in the 1584 Latin edition of the atlas. The text on verso includes four transcriptions of Chinese characters, brought back to Europe by the Jesuit Bernadino de Escalante in 1577. This exact item however is from the 1606 English edition of the atlas printed in London. This China map is the earliest known, so far, made on one single map by Europeans. The landscape of China was drawn like a rectangle; the coastline from northern areas to Zhejiang province was wrongly drawn as a north-south straight line, while the coastline from Fujian province to Guangdong province is relatively accurate. The most prominent feature of this map is the names of two capitals and 13 provinces of Ming Dynasty thoroughly marked for the first time, and the outdated place names no longer figure. For the first time on a printed map it is depicted the Great Wall of China with a legend correctly describing its defensive purpose against the Tartars and Mongols but making it shorter in length. At the center there is a depiction of the Lake Baikal with a little kid on top of a trunk that is explained by the a legend stating that in 1557 there was a flood that created said lake and inundated seven communities resulting in a gigantic number of dead people except for this one boy saved by climbing onto the trunk. Macau -here named 'Macoa'- is written on land in the east coast of the Pearl River. The description of the river system in China was full of grasslands, showing that Europeans had little knowledge of Chinese inland regions at that time. Despite all of this, when the map appeared, it was by far the most accurate one of China and became the standard map of the interior of China for over 60 years. Japan is shown on a curious curved projection reminiscent of Portuguese charts of the period with Honshu dissected along the line of Lake Biwa. On the map it is written 'Las Philippinas' -used for the first time on a printed map applied to the archipelago instead of just one island- above 'Sinus Magnus', which first appeared on the map during the publication of the 1587 French edition.

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Note:

Original is a copperplate printed map water colored by hand, 37 x 47 cm, on sheet 42 x 54 cm. This map is from the 1606 English edition of the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' by Abraham Ortelius.

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Original is a copperplate printed map water colored by hand, 37 x 47 cm, on sheet 42 x 54 cm. This map is from the 1606 English edition of the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' by Abraham Ortelius.

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Note:

There are depicted four wind wagons on the right bottom and top center of the map. One of the earliest depiction of this device, that in Europe originated in the Low Countries, but which had been invented much earlier in China. On the sea there is only one sea monster and two European vessels. On the rightmost part of the map are depicted the Tartar yurt tents. Fauna is also present on the map with representations of elephants in India and deer in Tartary.

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There are depicted four wind wagons on the right bottom and top center of the map. One of the earliest depiction of this device, that in Europe originated in the Low Countries, but which had been invented much earlier in China. On the sea there is only one sea monster and two European vessels. On the rightmost part of the map are depicted the Tartar yurt tents. Fauna is also present on the map with representations of elephants in India and deer in Tartary.

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Title inside an ornamented cartouche on the left bottom corner of the map with two cherubs at the top and an owl on the right side. Privilege and date in the left upper corner in a cartouche with a bird on each side.

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Title inside an ornamented cartouche on the left bottom corner of the map with two cherubs at the top and an owl on the right side. Privilege and date in the left upper corner in a cartouche with a bird on each side.

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Scale line inside an ornamented cartouche with a cherub holding a compass at the top.

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Scale line inside an ornamented cartouche with a cherub holding a compass at the top.

Note

false

Note:

The four borders of the map labelled with North, South, East and West in Latin Septemtrio [sic] (Septentriones), Meridies, Oriens and Occidens.

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The four borders of the map labelled with North, South, East and West in Latin Septemtrio [sic] (Septentriones), Meridies, Oriens and Occidens.

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Note:

Latitude lines at the top and bottom in red, blue and white interchangeably.

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Latitude lines at the top and bottom in red, blue and white interchangeably.

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Oriented with West at the top.

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Oriented with West at the top.

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Land masses outlined in different colors. Islands colored green, yellow and brown.

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Land masses outlined in different colors. Islands colored green, yellow and brown.

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Relief is shown pictorially.

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Relief is shown pictorially.

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Map in flowery bordure.

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Map in flowery bordure.

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Note:

Macao in China Maps.

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Macao in China Maps.

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Title, scale, privilege, legends, land and water masses in Latin with place names in Latin, Spanish and Portuguese.

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Title, scale, privilege, legends, land and water masses in Latin with place names in Latin, Spanish and Portuguese.

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Reference:

Cortesão, A. Portugaliae Monumenta Cartographica, vol. 2, p. 123-125

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Cortesão, A. Portugaliae Monumenta Cartographica, vol. 2, p. 123-125

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Reference:

Cortesão, A. Cartografia e cartógrafos portugueses dos séculos XV e XVI, vol. 2, p. 276-285

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Cortesão, A. Cartografia e cartógrafos portugueses dos séculos XV e XVI, vol. 2, p. 276-285

Reference

false

Reference:

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

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

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false

Reference:

Walter, L. Japan: A Cartographic Vision 11F, p. 186

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Walter, L. Japan: A Cartographic Vision 11F, p. 186

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false

Reference:

Nordenskiöld, A.E. Periplus, fig. 77, p. 164-170

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Nordenskiöld, A.E. Periplus, fig. 77, p. 164-170

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false

Reference:

Tooley, R.V. Maps and Mapmakers, p. 106, pl. 78

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Tooley, R.V. Maps and Mapmakers, p. 106, pl. 78

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Reference:

Tooley's Dic. of mapmakers, A-D [vol. 1], p. 83

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Tooley's Dic. of mapmakers, A-D [vol. 1], p. 83

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Reference:

Picatoste y Rodríguez, F. Apuntes para una biblioteca científica española del siglo XVI, p. 23

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Picatoste y Rodríguez, F. Apuntes para una biblioteca científica española del siglo XVI, p. 23

Reference

false

Reference:

Nebenzahl, K. Mapping the Silk Road and Beyond 4.6

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Nebenzahl, K. Mapping the Silk Road and Beyond 4.6

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Reference:

Cartographica Neerlandica http://www.ortelius…

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Cartographica Neerlandica http://www.orteliusmaps.com/book/ort164.html

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Subject:

Theater

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Theater

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Subject:

Geography

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Geography

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Geographic Area:

China

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China

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Geographic Area:

Philippines

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Philippines

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Geographic Area:

Paracel Islands

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Paracel Islands

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false

Geographic Area:

Vietnam

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Vietnam

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false

Geographic Area:

Cambodia

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Cambodia

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false

Geographic Area:

Myanmar

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Myanmar

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false

Geographic Area:

Taiwan

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Taiwan

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false

Geographic Area:

Japan

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Japan

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Geographic Area:

Hainan Sheng (China)

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Hainan Sheng (China)

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Geographic Area:

Borneo

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Borneo

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Thailand

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Thailand

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India

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India

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Malaysia

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Malaysia

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Relation Note:

[Pl. 111]

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[Pl. 111]

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Pub Title:

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Abrahami Orteli[i] Antuerp. : The theatre of the whole world

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Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Abrahami Orteli[i] Antuerp. : The theatre of the whole world

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Pub Author:

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598

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Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598

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Pub Year:

1606

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1606

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Pub location:

London

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London

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Provenance:

Harvard College Library

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Harvard College Library

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