Japoniae insulae descriptio
Antwerp: c.1595. Hand-colored double-page engraved map, 355 x 486 mm, Latin text on verso, strap cartouche surrounding scale bar, 3 ships. Framed. Centerfold expertly reinforced on verso, an attractive example
- Date
- c. 1595
- Mapmaker / publisher
- Abraham Ortelius
- Place
- Japan
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- map
- Original size
- 3,950 × 2,880 pixels
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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago, and a faithful scan of a flat work adds no new copyright.
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