Carte de L’Asie - 1640 Van Lochom

Carte de L’Asie - 1640 Van LochomCarte de LAsie Drawn Published by: Michel van Lochom (possibly collaborating with Petrus Bertius) Location: Paris Year: 1640 Condition: Rare 17th century copperplate engraving; original hand colouring. A Rare Snapshot of 17th Century French Cartography This 1640 map by Michel van Lochom, the engraver and printer to the King of France, is a significant example of early French efforts to document the Asian continent. Unlike the dominant Dutch maps of

Cartographer: Abraham Ortelius

Pulo Timon (Pulau Tioman): A critical navigational landmark for ships heading toward the South China Sea

Based on the pioneering survey by Tilemann Stella

Technique: Hand-colored aquatint engraving

unfortunately passed away in 1700

A physical

Interesting projection of Japan

Northern Discoveries: It incorporates updated geographical information for Russia and Siberia

It is a map of high Renaissance drama

emphasizing the city's strategic coastal layout and its bustling harbor

which aimed to document the geography and cultures of the Pacific and Southeast Asia

the Petit Atlas Maritime