India Orien

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Early 17th century map of Asia, with annotations in Latin naming the major countries, islands and cities. Maritime Southeast Asia is shown as an archipelago of many small islands.

Details
Date
1607
Attributes

Scale

Longitude and Latitude

Features

River

Library Catalogue

Alternative Title
Descriptio Indiae orientalis.
Published/Created Date
[1607?]
Copyright Date
[1607?]
Publication Place
[Amsterdam, Netherlands] :
Publisher
[Petrus Bertius],
Description
Paginated 580 on recto; in Latin on verso with caption title "Descriptio regni Ormuzii" at top, "Descriptio Indiae orientalis" at bottom, pagination 579, and signature 2O2.
Relief shown pictorially.
Removed from Petrus Bertius's Tabularum geographicarum contractarum.
Extent
1 map ; 9 x 12 cm
Extent of Digitization
Complete work digitized.
Scale
Scale approximately 1:75,000,000
Coordinates
(E 70°--E 140°/N 38°--S 13°). and -013.000000 and 038.000000 and 070.000000 and 140.000000 and 75000000 and a
Language
Latin
Call Number
BrSides Box 2019 12
Format
cartographic
Genre
Maps
Resource Type
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic)
Southeast Asia--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name)
Bertius, Petrus, 1565-1629. Tabularum geographicarum contractarum.
Access
Public
Rights
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Orbis ID
3906886
Object ID (OID)
16709875

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