Asien Coronelli, Vincenzo M., 1691 later colour, 87,6 x 59,5 cmReproduktion Conditon A, fine impression A large and highly decorative two-sheet map of Asia from the "Atlante Veneto" with title cartouche bottom left and cartouche with different scales bottom right.Coronelli´s map of Asia was very advanced for ist days. The extensive geographical activities of the Jesuits are acknowledged in the panel of text engraved on the left of the map. Coronelli may also have colaborated with the French map-maker Jean Nicholas de Tillemont in assembling the most up-to-date geographical information on Asia. Australia´s western and northern coast appear complete; Tasmania and part of New Zealand are also represented, these inclusions reflecting Abel Tasman`s first voyage of discovery (1642-1643).
