The Design of the Third Part of Asia

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Old Maps Collection

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4687820500479

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4687820500479

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Title:

The Design of the Third Part of Asia

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The Design of the Third Part of Asia

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Original Title:

Il disegno della terza parte dell' Asia : All' ill.mo Sig.r il S.r Marcho Fucharo Barone di Kirchberg é d' Waissenhoren

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Il disegno della terza parte dell' Asia : All' ill.mo Sig.r il S.r Marcho Fucharo Barone di Kirchberg é d' Waissenhoren

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Contributor:

Gastaldi, Giacomo, ca. 1500-ca. 1565, cartographer

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Gastaldi, Giacomo, ca. 1500-ca. 1565, cartographer

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Contributor:

Licinius, Fabius, 1521-1565, engraver

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Licinius, Fabius, 1521-1565, engraver

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Contributor:

Libraria di San Marco (Venice), bookseller

contributor

Libraria di San Marco (Venice), bookseller

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Contributor:

Fugger, Marcus, 1529-1597, dedicatee

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Fugger, Marcus, 1529-1597, dedicatee

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Contributor:

Hauslab, Franz, Ritter von, 1798-1883, former owner

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Hauslab, Franz, Ritter von, 1798-1883, former owner

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Contributor:

Liechtenstein, House of, former owner

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Liechtenstein, House of, former owner

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Category:

General Maps

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Type:

Printed

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Printed

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Language:

Italian

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Italian

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Create Year:

[1559]-[1561]

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[1559]-[1561]

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Format:

JPEG 18360 x 15960, 95.2MB

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JPEG 18360 x 15960, 95.2MB

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Scale:

Scale indeterminable.

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Scale indeterminable.

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Physical Map Dimension (cm):

62 x 73 cm, on sheet 80 x 104 cm

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62 x 73 cm, on sheet 80 x 104 cm

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Note:

Giacomo Gastaldi is considered the foremost Italian cartographer of the 16th century. His skills of compilation are comparable to those of Mercator and Ortelius, yet much less is known of his life. He was born in Villafranca, Piedmont, but had established himself in Venice by 1539, where he made his reputation as an engraver, geographer, and cosmographer. His contemporaries recognized his skill, as he was named cosmographer to the Republic of Venice, was a member of the Accademia Veneziana, and a major source for other geographers and mapmakers. He even had his own distinct style of copper engraving that made him a pioneer in his day. This particular map is part of a 3-sheet wall map of the East Indies with China, India, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, the Philippines, the Maluku Islands, Java and the western end of Japan. The map began its publication of a single section in 1559, which was intended as a separate map but additional sections were added in 1561. In 1565, two additional sections were added, in order to show all of Indonesia and neighboring islands as far south as Java Minor. In its original form the map extended only to the Equator and to remedy this, ca. 1565, two narrow sheets were made by the great Italian engraver Paolo Forlani to supplement the main body of Gastaldi's map. This lower addition bears an inscription in the lower left corner which reads 'si vende...' indicating the location of the shop of the publisher. The map has a major influence on the work of Ortelius and De Jode, in their representation of the coastlines. On the right far side of the map there is a list of about 100 toponyms on the map, were are given both the ancient and modern names for the places. The dedication to Marcus Fugger is strong evidence that Gastaldi had been given access to the Fugger family library, one of the most important libraries in the 15th and 16th centuries. During the latter the Fugger Library was perhaps the best private library in the world. However, Gastaldi has also incorporated information from Marco Polo's travels.

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Giacomo Gastaldi is considered the foremost Italian cartographer of the 16th century. His skills of compilation are comparable to those of Mercator and Ortelius, yet much less is known of his life. He was born in Villafranca, Piedmont, but had established himself in Venice by 1539, where he made his reputation as an engraver, geographer, and cosmographer. His contemporaries recognized his skill, as he was named cosmographer to the Republic of Venice, was a member of the Accademia Veneziana, and a major source for other geographers and mapmakers. He even had his own distinct style of copper engraving that made him a pioneer in his day. This particular map is part of a 3-sheet wall map of the East Indies with China, India, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, the Philippines, the Maluku Islands, Java and the western end of Japan. The map began its publication of a single section in 1559, which was intended as a separate map but additional sections were added in 1561. In 1565, two additional sections were added, in order to show all of Indonesia and neighboring islands as far south as Java Minor. In its original form the map extended only to the Equator and to remedy this, ca. 1565, two narrow sheets were made by the great Italian engraver Paolo Forlani to supplement the main body of Gastaldi's map. This lower addition bears an inscription in the lower left corner which reads 'si vende...' indicating the location of the shop of the publisher. The map has a major influence on the work of Ortelius and De Jode, in their representation of the coastlines. On the right far side of the map there is a list of about 100 toponyms on the map, were are given both the ancient and modern names for the places. The dedication to Marcus Fugger is strong evidence that Gastaldi had been given access to the Fugger family library, one of the most important libraries in the 15th and 16th centuries. During the latter the Fugger Library was perhaps the best private library in the world. However, Gastaldi has also incorporated information from Marco Polo's travels.

Note

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Note:

Original is a copperplate printed map on 3 sheets, 64 x 73 cm or smaller.

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Original is a copperplate printed map on 3 sheets, 64 x 73 cm or smaller.

Note

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Note:

Underneath the scale line cartouche on the right side of the map: "Fabius Licinius excudebat"

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Underneath the scale line cartouche on the right side of the map: "Fabius Licinius excudebat"

Note

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Note:

There is a 32-point Mariner's compass rose with an arrow needle indicating north and a cross on the East (Levante) point.

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There is a 32-point Mariner's compass rose with an arrow needle indicating north and a cross on the East (Levante) point.

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Relief shown pictorially.

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Relief shown pictorially.

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Note:

Equator and Tropic of Cancer in simple fillet.

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Equator and Tropic of Cancer in simple fillet.

Note

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Latitude lines on both sides of the map.

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Latitude lines on both sides of the map.

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Note:

Map outlined in simple fillet.

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Map outlined in simple fillet.

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Note:

Macao in East Indies maps.

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Macao in East Indies maps.

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Reference:

Tooley, Italian Atlasses, 63

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Tooley, Italian Atlasses, 63

Reference

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Reference:

Suarez, T. Mapping of Southeast Asia, p 130-157

reference

Suarez, T. Mapping of Southeast Asia, p 130-157

Reference

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Reference:

Nordinskold, The Influence of the 'Travels of Marco Polo' on Jacobo Gastaldi's Maps of Asia, In The Geographical Journal, vol. 13, no. 4

reference

Nordinskold, The Influence of the 'Travels of Marco Polo' on Jacobo Gastaldi's Maps of Asia, In The Geographical Journal, vol. 13, no. 4

Reference

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Geographic Area:

Southeast Asia

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Southeast Asia

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Geographic Area:

East Indies

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East Indies

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Geographic Area:

India

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India

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Geographic Area:

Malaysia

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Malaysia

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Geographic Area:

Cambodia

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Cambodia

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false

Geographic Area:

Vietnam

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Vietnam

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false

Geographic Area:

Paracel Islands

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Paracel Islands

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false

Geographic Area:

China

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China

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false

Geographic Area:

Japan

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Japan

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false

Geographic Area:

Indonesia

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Indonesia

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Geographic Area:

Borneo

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Borneo

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Geographic Area:

Philippines

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Philippines

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Provenance:

Houghton Library - Harvard College Library

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Houghton Library - Harvard College Library

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Provenance:

http://id.lib.harva…

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http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990088479820203941/catalog

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Provenance Call No.:

pf 51-2494

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pf 51-2494

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https://must.primo.…

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