Insula India orientalis pracipua

An early map of the East Indian Archipelago, showing the Spice Islands and covering an area from Sumatra and Southeast Asia in the west to Nova Guinea [New Guinea] in the east. The map is notable for the inscription, "Huc Franciscus Dra[co] Appulit" - the place where Francis Drake landed to the southern coast of Java. Decorative features include a sea battle, a sea monster, two compass roses and three decorated cartouches. -- Dealer's description.

Mercator, Gerhard

1623

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