China/ Japan. THÉVENOT, Melchisédech. [Paris, 1663] Imperii Sinarum Nova Descriptio. 18 x 25 inches. Original outline color; some fold wear with minor separations & losses, flattened & mounted on rice paper, overall very good. An important map embodying significant advances that were made.....
World Map/ Buddhism. Zuda RŌKASHI (Priest Hōtan) [Kyōto, c. 1710-1815] Nansen Bushu Bankoku Shōka No Zu. (“Outline Map of all the Countries of the Universe”) 45 x 57 ½ inches. Period wash color; nine woodblock sheets joined; folds reinforced, slight losses at some fold intersections, overall very good. .....
Japanese History/ Humor. February 5, 1906 Issue of the Japanese Magazine Nippon Chi (The Land of Japan). 10 x 7 inches; wood-engraved; 67 pp. not including cover; very slight edge wear & toning, four intentional puncture holes for binding?, excellent. .....
An excellent example of this early, woodcut world map, rich in the imagery of the Discovery Period with its many sea monsters and surrounding wind heads. The map provides an overview of the known world of the mid-16th century, just after the first great wave of New World discoveries. The.....
Americas. MUNSTER, Sebastian. [Basle: 1540 [c. 1544-50]] Novae Insulae. 10 ½ x 13 ½ inches. Fine early color; some age toning, a few marginal stains, else excellent. The earliest collectible map of the Western Hemisphere.....
The first separate map of the Pacific in a strong example. “One of the most important maps that appeared in the Ortelius atlases ...” (Burden). With its two splendid cartouches and a well-detailed illustration of Magellan’s flagship, the Victoria, this is also one of the most beautifully engraved of Ortelius’.....
Very scarce, sole edition of Arrowsmith's large, folding map of Asia, the most accurate of the continent available at the time. It bears all the hallmarks that made his maps models of clarity and accessibility. "It is a significant advance on other maps of the period, incorporating the work of.....
