Asia and its Islands According to d'Anville; Divided into Empires, Kingdoms, States, Regions, &ca. with the European possessions and settlements in the East Indies and an exact delineation of all the discoveries made in the eastern parts by the English under Captn. Cook.

1784 D'Anville Wall Map of Asia

An absolutely stunning and monumental two panel 1794 wall map of Asia by J. B. B. D'Anville. Covers the entire continent of Asia, including Arabia, the Indian subcontinent, and the East Indies. Names countless cities, caravan routes, and geographical features such as islands, undersea shoals, oases, lakes, rivers, and mountains throughout. In Siberia and East Asia the mappings of Cook, Bering (including Behring Island, where he died) and Tschirikow are much in evidence. This map is exceptionally interesting for its detailed work in Central Asia - a little known and largely unmapped region at the time. Anville attempts to notate various historical sites throughout. For example in the Gobi desert, Anville identifies, abet speculatively, the site of Karakarian or Karakorum, the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire, Hereabout stood the City of Karakarin or Holin, the ancient Seat of the Monguls Empire. In a similar vein, he also identifies the ruins of various temples and palaces in Tartary. Southeast Asia and the East India Islands are mapped in detail based upon old Dutch maps with only speculative commentary on the interior. Notes the Kingdoms of Pegu (Burma) Siam (Thailand), Tonkin

Date

1794

Place

Iran

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

map

Original size

1,440 × 802 pixels

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