Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis, nova descriptio / auctore Ludovico Georgio.

Author/creator Barbuda, Luis Jorge de cartographer.
Other author Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598.
Other author Plantijnsche Drukkerij, printer.
Format Map
Publication[Antuerpiae] : [ex Officina Plantiniana, Abrah. Ortelij aere & cura], [1595]
Description1 map ; 34 x 46 cm on sheet 47 x 57 cm
Subjects

Cartographic dataScale approximately 1:14,320,000.
Local noteJoyner Rare vault copy is hand colored.
General noteOriginally appeared in Abraham Ortellius' Theatrum orbis terrarum (Antwerp : Plantin, 1584) and re-issued in numerous atlases.
General noteScale given in "leucarum; quarum novemdecim, gradum efficiunt."
General noteOriented with West at the top.
General noteRelief shown pictorially.
General noteThe first printed map of China to appear in Europe and the first to show the Great Wall, compiled by the Portuguese mapmaker Luis Jorge de Barbuda. Cf. Nebenzahl.
General noteIllustrations include Tartar "yurts," wind wagons, and animals. The lower of the two wind wagons bottom right has cross-hatching on its sail, which occurs in states from 1595 onwards. Cf. van den Broecke.
General noteLatin text on verso, with last line of right-hand text page reading "uerso vt Herbraei, sed supernè rectà seorsum lineas ducunt," and numbered "106." Last line of left-hand text page reads "imprimis sextum Maffeij lib. de Reb. Indicis."
Digital Bookplate Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spain
References Broecke, Marcel van den. Ortelius atlas maps an illustrated guide, 1996, 1595L106, p. 492
References Nebenzahl, K. Mapping the silk road and beyond, 4.6
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare vault copy gift of Jack and Mary Spain, 6/19/2024
Genre/formMaps.

Availability

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Joyner Rare Vault G7820 1584 .B37 ✔ Available Request Material