1770 – T. C. Lotter – Asia Concinnata

Title:                      “Asia Concinnata Secundum Observationes Academiae Regalis Scientiarum . . .​​”
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Description:
This nice map embraces the whole of Asia, including the East Indies and the tip of New Guinea. Japan is connected to the mainland by a country identified as Terra Yeco (roughly the location of modern Hokkaido).  Further to the Northwest is the fictional ‘Terra de la Compagnie’, while Korea is shown as a peninsula.  Eastern Siberia is shown to be complete enigma, as knowledge extends barely beyond the Urals and the Arctic beyond Novaya Zemlya.

Cartographer:             Tobias Conrad Lotter ( 1717 – 1777 )
Sheet size:                  61,2 x 51,3 cm
Year:                            1770
Technique:                  copper engraving

Condition:
Very good condition! Very strong print and paper. Map was professionally cleaned.

This is a genuine antique map published in 1770 and not a modern copy or reprint!