Southeast Asia - Japan - China - Philippines, by Cornelis Claesz. 1602
The Caert-Thresoor of 1598 set a new standard for minor atlases. Scholars like Petrus Bertius and Jacobus Viverius edited the text. The small maps are extremely well engraved; they are neat and clear and elegantly composed. They served many purposes in other books published in Amsterdam. Their contents reflect the level of cartography in Amsterdam at the turn of the century, where up-to-date information on newly discovered regions was readily available. The Caert-Thresoor is a collection of maps to which the text was adapted and not the other way around as is the case with many geographical studies.
The first edition was published in 1598 by Barent Langenes, bookseller and publisher in Middelburg. Little is known about Langenes, except that he published some travel descriptions.
India Orien. - Iapan. - China. - Insulae Philippinae.
Item Number: 27705
Category:
Antique maps > Asia > China
References: Van der Krogt 3 - 8400:341 - 8450:341 - 8410:341 - 8580:341; Walter (Japan) - OAG 7; Quirino - p.99 (Van den Keere)
Four old, antique Asian maps : Southeast Asia - Japan - China - Philippines, by Cornelis Claesz.
Date of the first edition: 1598
Date of this map: 1602
Engraver: Petrus Kaerius (Pieter Van der Keere).
Copper engravings, printed on paper.
Size (not including margins): 8.5 x 12.5cm (3.3 x 4.9 inches)
Verso text: French
Condition: A few stains, else excellent.
Condition Rating: A+
References: Van der Krogt 3, 8400:341 - 8450:341 - 8410:341 - 8580:341; Walter (Japan), OAG 7; Quirino, p.99 (Van den Keere)
From: Thresor de Chartes, contenant les Tableaux de tous les Pays du Monde. Leiden, Christoffel Guyot for Cornelis Claesz., 1602. (Van der Krogt 3, 341:12)
The Caert-Thresoor of 1598 set a new standard for minor atlases. Scholars like Petrus Bertius and Jacobus Viverius edited the text. The small maps are extremely well engraved; they are neat and clear and elegantly composed. They served many purposes in other books published in Amsterdam. Their contents reflect the level of cartography in Amsterdam at the turn of the century, where up-to-date information on newly discovered regions was readily available. The Caert-Thresoor is a collection of maps to which the text was adapted and not the other way around as is the case with many geographical studies.
The first edition was published in 1598 by Barent Langenes, bookseller and publisher in Middelburg. Little is known about Langenes, except that he published some travel descriptions.