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| Keywords: C. Homann. Map of Asia. 1730. Caucasus.jpg A rare and attractive 18th century map of Asia by German map publisher Johann Christoph Homann Covers the entire continent of Asia as well as parts of Europe and northeastern Africa This is essentially a revised and updated version of J B Homann ™s 1712 map of Asia Features some interesting and important updates Most notably we see the addition of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the upper right hand quadrant The lower part of the peninsula is labeled Kurilorum Regio no doubt an early reference to the Kuril Islands While Hokkaido is not present Japan itself is separated from the mainland by a small archipelago Just east of these islands we see the Canal de Piecko and beyond that a large and curious land mass labeled Compagnie Land Compagnie Land is a mythical landmass that can be traced the work of an unknown Spanish pilot who supposedly traveled from China to New Span and published his finding along with the works of Thevenot Present in both the 1712 map and this one Compagnie ™s Land could possibly be an early representation of Alaska or a misrepresentation of Hokkaido Korea or Corea is present if misshapen in roughly the correct location Further south New Guinea New Britannia Australia New Holland Hoch Land and Carpentaria part of Australia are personated in tentative form with largely unexplored boundaries At the center of the map the Caspian Sea is displayed according to the 1722 surveys of Karl van Verden Bottom left quadrant features a decorative title cartouche displaying an enthroned king in Middle Eastern or Indian garb exotic animals including a lion and leopard trade goods Camels and bowing supplicants A spectacular and important 18th century map of Asia circa 1730 undated object history credit line accession number Asiae-homann-1730 Image 1730 C Homann Map of Asia - Geographicus - Asiae-homann-1730 jpg Original source Geographicus-source Maps by Johann Christoph Homann Old maps of the Caucasus 1730 maps Maps in Latin 18th-century maps of Georgia 18th-century maps of Azerbaijan Old maps of Russia Old maps of Armenia Old maps of Turkey Old maps of Ukraine Old maps of the Black Sea PD-old-100-1923 1730 ImageNote 1 727 291 69 29 1287 640 2 Fasso Poti Georgia ImageNoteEnd 1 ImageNote 2 741 264 103 26 1287 640 2 Mingrelia ImageNoteEnd 2 ImageNote 3 749 227 92 24 1287 640 2 Savatopoli ImageNoteEnd 3 ImageNote 4 104 502 131 58 1287 640 2 Candia I ImageNoteEnd 4 ImageNote 5 495 534 73 49 1287 640 2 Cyprusi ImageNoteEnd 5 | ||||
