Japan. "Iaponiae Insulae descriptio", 1595. Altkol. Kupferstich-Karte nach L. Teixeira (aus A. Ortelius). Mit 2 Rollwerkskartuschen, 3 Segelschiffen und ornament. Bordüre (jeweils ausgem.). 35,5:48 cm. Hubbard 6; Walter 19 mit Farbabb.; Cortazzi S. 24f. u. Abb. 25; Campbell 2 u. Taf. III; Broecke 165.1; Koeman III, 8450:31. - Aus der selteneren deutschen Additamentum-Ausgabe 1597 (ohne Pag.), von der laut Broecke nur 75 Exemplare hrsg. wurden. - Etwas gebräunt u. tlw. stärker braunfleckig durch Druckabklatsch. Kl. Wurmloch im Bug, je 1 kl. Eckausriss unten. "The first printed map of Japan to appear in an atlas. The map was to remain the standard form until replaced by the Martini map of 1655" (Campbell). "A new epoch in Western cartography of Japan begins with the inclusion of this map in the Theatrum. Finally characteristic of the type established by Texeira... is Korea's appearance as an island tapering to a point toward the south" (W.). From the rare German additamentum-edition of 1597, "without page number (and only) 75 copies printed" (Broecke online). - Original colouring. Some browning and stronger spotting due to offsetting. Small wormhole at center of image, split to lower blank corners.
Japan. "Iaponiae Insulae descriptio", 1595. Altkol. Kupferstich-Karte nach L. Teixeira (aus A. Ortelius). Mit 2 Rollwerkskartuschen, 3 Segelschiffen und ornament. Bordüre (jeweils ausgem.). 35,5:48 cm. Hubbard 6; Walter 19 mit Farbabb.; Cortazzi S. 24f. u. Abb. 25; Campbell 2 u. Taf. III; Broecke 165.1; Koeman III, 8450:31. - Aus der selteneren deutschen Additamentum-Ausgabe 1597 (ohne Pag.), von der laut Broecke nur 75 Exemplare hrsg. wurden. - Etwas gebräunt u. tlw. stärker braunfleckig durch Druckabklatsch. Kl. Wurmloch im Bug, je 1 kl. Eckausriss unten. "The first printed map of Japan to appear in an atlas. The map was to remain the standard form until replaced by the Martini map of 1655" (Campbell). "A new epoch in Western cartography of Japan begins with the inclusion of this map in the Theatrum. Finally characteristic of the type established by Texeira... is Korea's appearance as an island tapering to a point toward the south" (W.). From the rare German additamentum-edition of 1597, "without page number (and only) 75 copies printed" (Broecke online). - Original colouring. Some browning and stronger spotting due to offsetting. Small wormhole at center of image, split to lower blank corners.
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