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an old map of china with a lot of people around it
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500 - Asia Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
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Estimate €1,400 - €2,000
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Asia Blaeu, Willem Janszoon Asia Noviter Delineata. 1641/42. Hand-coloured copperplate engraving on handmade paper with border colouring. Drawn and executed by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571–1638). From: ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’ by Joan and Cornelis Blaeu, Amsterdam. 42 x 56.5 cm (56 x 65.5 cm). Sheet with a factory-made, smoothed central fold and text on the reverse; the lower margin bears an engraved Latin privilege mark. An exceedingly rare and magnificent 17th-century map of Asia. Featuring a decorative cartouche on the European section of the map, adorned with figurative elements in the form of cryptids, mammals and ships, crowned by borders depicting, in parallel, trading centres such as Kandy, Calcutta, Goa, Damascus and Macao, flanked on either side by pairs of figures representing different ethnic groups of Asia. - Willem Janszoon Blaeu was a pupil of the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe in the late 16th century and, from 1633, the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). - Slightly browned and with a pale margin; creases and handling marks; a tear and a small loss at the top. - Overall in good condition. Excellent print in beautiful, rich colours with a border. Hand-coloured copperplate engraving on handmade paper with border colouring. Drawn and executed by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571–1638). From: ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’ by Joan and Cornelis Blaeu, Amsterdam. Sheet with a smooth, inherent centre fold and text on the reverse, featuring an engraved Latin privilege note along the lower margin. - An extremely rare and magnificent 17th-century map of Asia. It features a decorative cartouche on the European section of the map, adorned with figurative elements in the form of cryptids, mammals and ships, crowned by bands depicting trading centres such as Kandy, Calcutta, Goa, Damascus and Macao, and flanked on either side by pairs of figures representing various ethnic groups of Asia. - Willem Janszoon Blaeu was a student of the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe in the late 16th century and, from 1633 onwards, the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). - Slightly browned with light edges, creases and signs of handling, a tear and a small missing spot at the top. - Overall in good condition. Superb impression in beautiful, rich colours with margins. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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