Dudley’s rare chart of the Chinese coast from Taiwan to Japan
Carta particolare d'una parte della costa di China con l'Isola di Pakas, e altre Isole, sino alla parte piu Austra del'Giapone.
Florence,
Giuseppe Cocchini,
1661.
Engraved map.
480 by 765mm. (19 by 30 inches).
11918
notes:
Map showing the coastlines of China, Taiwan and Japan bordering the East China Sea.
From the 'Arcano del Mare', one the "greatest atlases of the world" (Wardington). First published in 1646 when its author, Robert Dudley, was 73, it was not only the first sea atlas of the world, but also the first to use Mercator's projection; the earliest to show magnetic deviation; the first to show currents and prevailing winds; the first to expound the advantages of 'Great Ci...
From the 'Arcano del Mare', one the "greatest atlases of the world" (Wardington). First published in 1646 when its author, Robert Dudley, was 73, it was not only the first sea atlas of the world, but also the first to use Mercator's projection; the earliest to show magnetic deviation; the first to show currents and prevailing winds; the first to expound the advantages of 'Great Ci...
bibliography:
Phillips, Atlases 457, 458 and 3428; cf. Shirley, BL, M.DUD-1a–1e.
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