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Historical map of Asia -- ''Asia - Historical map of Asia -- ''Asia recens summa cura delineata'', rare, old-colored copperplate map of Asia with borders from the work ''Atlas Novus'' by Hendrick Hondius (1573–1650) and Johannes Janssonius (1588–1664). Above the map, six bird’s-eye-view cityscapes (Famagusta, Rhodes, Damascus, Jerusalem, Aden, and Ormuz), as well as 10 vignettes on the sides depicting the population (Syrians, Persians, inhabitants of Sumatra, Javanese, Chinese, Muscovites...), slightly trimmed on the left and right, browned, backed center fold, small closed hole, sheet size 49 x 57.5 cm