Mercator’s map of China

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MERCATOR, Gerard
Amsterdam,
Jodocus Hondius,
1619 [1606].
Hand-coloured engraved map, French text to verso.
445 by 555mm (17.5 by 21.75 inches).
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A map of China from the 1619 French edition of the Hondius-Mercator 'Atlas'.

China is somewhat condensed, and Japan (drawn after Luis Teixeira) is similarly misshapen. Korea is shown as an island. The Great Wall is shown in the north of China, and to the left is an illustration of a Chinese windboat. The mythical Strait of Anian is shown between Asia and America, with a section of the northwest American coast visible, inhabited by a deer and a wolf. Two ships, on...

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Van der Krogt 8410:1A, for atlas see 1:113.