Tab. V Asiae, Repraesentans Mediam, Hyrcaniam, Assyriam, Susianam, ac Persidem - Mercator 1578

Tab. V Asiae, Repraesentans Mediam, Hyrcaniam, Assyriam, Susianam, ac Persidem - Mercator 1578Title: Asiae V Tab: Representans Mediam, Hyrcaniam, Assyriam, Susianam, ac Persidem Cartographer: Gerardus Mercator (after Claudius Ptolemy) Origin: Cologne Amsterdam Date: 1578 (First Edition) Technique: Copperplate engraving with professional hand colouring A Masterpiece from the Father of Modern Cartography This map is a spectacular example of the work of Gerardus Mercator, the man who revolutionized navigation with the "Mercator Projection."

providing a rare ethnographic record of Mindanao life in the 1840s

and maps like this were used by the Vatican to track the expansion of the faith in "Oceania"—a term then used broadly to include Southeast Asia

and the vast archipelago of the "Isles de la Sonde" (including Sumatra

Title: General Map of British Malaya

Island Korea and Japan: Korea is depicted as a distinct

This specific version (State 2) is highly prized by collectors for its inclusion of "Carpentaria"—the northern coastline of Australia

Key Detail: Features the signature plate number "LI" in the upper right margin

One shows the world as the ancients saw it (centered on the Mediterranean)

The Cartographer's Legacy

meticulously labeling various sections of the market with letters (A through Z and beyond)

and the European portion of Turkey

the tip of the Malay Peninsula clearly identifies I