In Latin with Dutch in the second cartouche, The map covers the area from the Oxus to Sumatramand from the Nile Valley to the coast of Burma. A note on this map is given in the introductory essay. From: Itenerario, Voyage ofte Schipvaert van Jan Huyghen Van Linschoten [etc.], Main Heritage Compact G ...
This map by Jan Huygen van Linschoten is representative of different school of cartpgraphy dating from the end of the 16th century. He used details brought back by numerous voyagers to compile information on the entire region., The shape of the Arabian Peninsula, including the whole of Arabia, is fa ...
Relief shown pictorially, Placenames on the map are in Latin and Spanish, descriptive text on verso in German, Main Heritage Compact General, HC.MAP.00682, Print Map, Item-ID: i24502273, BIB-ID: 2622070
This is a highly decorative map of the southwestern coast of Africa with early color. The scale is in German miles and Spanish leagues. There are coastal views of the islands of Ascension and St. Helena within a strap work cartouche at the bottom of the map and two compass roses. The title cartouche ...
