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Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis, nova description auctore Ludovico Georgio

18 3/8" x 14 3/8". Copper engraved map of China first published in 1584, example from a 1600 German text edition of Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum - landmark map, the 1st map of China published in a European atlas. Original hand colour. M2196
ORTELIUS, Abraham
1600