Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Fries, Lorenz
Title:
China - Tabula Superioris Indiae & Tartariae Maioris
Date:
after 1522
Medium:
woodblock
Size:
30.5 x 47.5 cm
Description:
Trapezoidal projection in Ptolemaic-format, embellished with woodcut of the king of Tartary. Mounted, with verso viewable. Fold reinforced with some careful repair on verso, a good clean example.
The first western map to focus on China and Japan and the first map of this region to illustrate Marco Polo's writings in cartographic form.
Reference:
Walter Japan pl 3.
HKUST China in European Maps pl. 5.
Framed.
References:
Item Code:
attachment:
