Antique Map ASIA,TARTARY Anian, Korea island, Van Den Keere Miniature Speed 1675

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Antique Map TARTARIAby Pieter Van den KeereFrom John Speed's "A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World" Published London 1675An interesting 17th century copper engraved map of Tartary, Central Asia covering present day Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekhistan, Mongolia etc.Korea is depicted as an island and the fabled Strait of Anian as a North West Passage between Asia and America is very clearly charted.Interesting coverage of the northern coast of present day Russia with The Tartarian Frozen Sea, Still Sea, White Sea and Novaya Zemlya partially charted.A crisp dark impression on robust hand laid paper, enhanced with attractive later hand colouring.An excellent example of the so called "Miniature Speeds" from a pocket edition of Speed's atlas.The name is misleading as the maps were actually by Pieter Van Den Keere, although the text was by Speed. Fine condition, free of repairs or restoration. Faint bleed-through of the unrelated English text verso as commonly seen.Approx. 5" x 3.5" (120mm x 85mm) map area only with margins beyond.Pieter Van den Keere (c1570- 1646)Also known as Peter Keere or Petrus Kaerius, he was a Dutchman who took up residence in London in 1584. Already well connected with the cartographic world, (his sister was married to Jodocus Hondius), he became a prominent engraver for many leading cartographers of his day as well as producing atlases and maps in his own right.The miniature Speeds were originally published by George Humble who also published the Speed atlas, hence his access to the famous (and highly marketable) name.A GENUINE ANTIQUE MAP GUARANTEED OVER 300 YEARS OLD FROM LINDISFARNE PRINTST271019. N° de réf. du vendeur 20349

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