Collection: Osher Collection

Name: Asiae Nova Descriptio

Barcode: 304

Image Number: 304.0001

Creator: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598

From Atlas: Yes

Publishing Location: Antwerp

Notes: Verso description in Italian

Title Translation: New description of Asia

Brief Description: Map of Asia from the Mediterranean Sea to the Pacific Ocean, including the Horn of Africa

Physical Description: 1 map: colored

Publisher: Rade, Gilles van den, approximately 1541- approximately 1612

Date/Date Range Produced: 1575

Date/Date Range Published: 1575

Language: ItalianLatin

Region Depicted: AfghanistanArabian PeninsulaAsiaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBhutanBurmaCambodiaChinaDjiboutiEgyptEritreaEthiopiaGeorgia (Country)Horn of AfricaIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelJapanJordanKazakhstanKoreaKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonMalaysiaMiddle EastMongoliaNepalOmanPakistanPalestinePhilippinesQatarRussiaSaudi ArabiaSomaliaSouth AsiaSoutheast AsiaSri LankaSudanSyriaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVietnamYemen

Map Type: GeographicalPolitical maps

Dimensions: H 38 x W 49 cm.

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

LC Call Number: G7400 1575 .O7

OCLC: 743299358

Donor: Osher

Subjects: AnimalsArabian PeninsulaAsiaBustsCartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts)Horn of AfricaMaps--Early works to 1800MasksMiddle EastMonstersOrtelius, Abraham, 1527-1598Rade, Gilles van den, approximately 1541-Sailing ships

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/304.0001