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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Asian & Islamic art, 2 December 2020