ASIAE NOVA DELINEATIO
The image of the continent Asia did hardly change during the 17th century. This map by Nicolaes Visscher II (1649-1702) was based on late 16th century representations from the atlases by Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) and Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598).
- Date
- 1681
- Mapmaker / publisher
- Author: N. Visscher cum Privilegie Ordin: General: Belgii Foederati Publisher: | author = Author: N. Visscher cum Privilegie Ordin: General: Belgii Foederati Publisher: | credit line =
- Place
- Asia
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- atlas page
- Original size
- 5,500 × 4,452 pixels
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Credit line
"ASIAE NOVA DELINEATIO" (1681). Author: N. Visscher cum Privilegie Ordin: General: Belgii Foederati Publisher: | author = Author: N. Visscher cum Privilegie Ordin: General: Belgii Foederati Publisher: | credit line =, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlas_Van_der_Hagen-KW1049B13_002-ASIAE_NOVA_DELINEATIO.jpegNeed maps for a whole project? Add Find Any Map to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 240200.
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