Subject: Crucifixion in art--16th-17th century

China [map]
AuthorHondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612
PlaceAmsterdam
Publisher[Hondius]
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageLatin
TypeMap, Map (Digital)
Series
ShelfMap Case
Call Number[4] G7810 1606 .H65
Description1 hand-colored map ; 36 x 45 cm.
NoteChina [map] / [Jodocus Hondius]
Map of China, Japan, Korea and the Northwest Coast of America.
Scale ca. 1 cm. = 19 German miles (E72º -- W160º / N58º -- N15º); China; Korea.

Relief shown pictorially. "Medius Meridianus est 155 reliqui ad hunc inclinantur pro ratione 15 & 58 parallelorum."; Includes illustrations of wheeled wind machine, junk, masted ship, and crucifixion [persecution of Christians in Japan]; Represents Korea as an island, "Corea"; Sea of Korea not labeled.; Map verso has text "Regnum Chinae", p. 354 and 355.; Copper engraving, printed on chain-lined paper.

Image at Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps.
See BnF catalog record.
See Map and accompanying Latin document Regnvm Chinae.
See monochrome version high resolution detail at USC Digital Libraries: Asian Maps.
Local image: [Hondius-China (1606).jpg]

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