Mercator Hondius: Tartaria
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Cartographer:
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Mercator Hondius
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Title:
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Tartaria
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Date:
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1621
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Published:
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Amsterdam
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Width:
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8 inches / 21 cm
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Height:
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6 inches / 16 cm
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Map ref:
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AS1122
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Description:
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| Early map of Tartary based on the 1595 atlas of Gerard Mercator. Misconceptions (Korea as an island, an incomplete Nova Zembla) give an understanding to how little knowledge Europeans had of North-East Asia at this time. Coloured. [AS1122] |