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Myanmar (Burma)/ Thailand/ Bangladesh. FRIES, L., PTOLEMY, C. [Lyons: 1522/ 1535] [On verso:] Tabula XI Asiae. 11 x 16 inches. Fine hand color; excellent condition. One of the earliest acquirable maps to focus on a specific region of Southeast Asia. The areas depicted on the map is primarily today’s Myanmar.....
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. .....
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Asia To Major James Rennell, Esqr. F. R. S. &c. &c. This Map Is Inscribed, by His much Obliged Humble Servant January 1st 1801. A. Arrowsmith.
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.....