Abraham Ortelius (b. Antwerp 1527, d. s.p. 1598) “Iaponiae Insulae Descriptio. Ludoico Teisera Auctore”. Handcoloured engraving mounted in passepartout. Visible size 35×48 cm. The map first appeared in the 1595 Latin edition of Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum making it the first map of Japan, published in a European atlas.
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Abraham Ortelius (b. Antwerp 1527, d. s.p. 1598) “Iaponiae Insulae Descriptio. Ludoico Teisera Auctore”. Handcoloured engraving mounted in passepartout. Visible size 35×48 cm. The map first appeared in the 1595 Latin edition of Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum making it the first map of Japan, published in a European atlas.
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