Tartariae Sive Magni Chami Regni typus.: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
1570 (undated) 1 : 20000000 Description A richly-colored example of Ortelius' seminal map of Tartary, this is one of the first maps to focus on the North Pacific. While the map is primarily intended to detail Asia as dominated by the Great Khan, it is also notable for what it shows of America. The map includes what is now the west coast of the United States, northwestern Canada and Alaska, bit was then almost entirely unknown lands. It is the earliest obtainable map to name California. It also displays a strait separating Asia and America - the Strait of Asian - appearing ...
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