Tartaria, sive Magni Chami Imperium ex Ciendensis Amplissimi Viri Dni Nicolai Witsen Cos: Amst: . . .
Description
Type of resource | cartographic |
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Form | cartographic image |
Extent | 1 map : hand colored ; 23.5 x 20.5 in |
Place | Amsterdam |
Publication date | [ca. 1690] |
Digital origin | reformatted digital |
Map data | Scale not determined |
Creators/Contributors
Associated with | Allard |
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Subjects
Subject | Asia > Maps |
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Subject | Russia > Maps |
Genre | Map |
Bibliographic information
Note | Scarce Carel Allard map of Tartary, extending from the Caspian Sea to Korea (shown properly as a peninsula). The map is based upon Nicolas Witsen's 4-sheet map of the Russian Empire, from 1687. Witsen, the Mayor of Amsterdam, formed a powerful alliance with Czar Peter the Great of Russia at the end of the 17th Century, which was one of the cornerstone's of Russia's increasing interest in military and mapping technologies, among other things. The map treats the trade routes of Central and Northeastern China in fine detail. The unknown eastern coastline of Nova Zemla is similarly highlighted. To the north and west of Korea, a number of trade routes converge at the southeastern end of the Gobi Desert. The map is richly annotated throughout, providing a wealth of interesting information about indigenous peoples, etc. |
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Note | Map shows Russia, Central Asia, China, Korea. |
Note | Dimensions given in inches. |
Available online |
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/kr725cr5562 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Image from the The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce commercially, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
- Copyright
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- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC-SA).
Collection
The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection
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