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Title: Descripcion de las Indias del Poniente

Dates

• Coverage: 1601

Publishers

• [Madrid? 175-?]

Summary

Map of the coast of China and parts of the Philippines, Northern Mariana Islands and Solomon Islands. "14." Plate 14 from: Descripción de las Indias Occidentales / de Antonio de Herrera. The maps were also used in the Amsterdam, 1622 and Madrid, 1725, and 1727 eds. of the Descripción. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers. Watermark and countermark in Princeton copy is: Buñol, followed by a fleur-de-lys; Gaspar. Solernou. Gaspar Solernou established a papermill in this region of Valencia ca. 1751. The maps were also used in the Amsterdam, 1622 and Madrid, 1725 eds. of the Descripción. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers. Plate 14 from: Descripción de las Indias Occidentales / de Antonio de Herrera. En Madrid : Por Iuan Flamenco, 1601.

Subjects

• Southeast Asia
• China
• Philippines
• Mariana Islands
• Solomon Islands
• Southeast Asia—Maps—Early works to 1800
• Coasts—China—Maps—Early works to 1800
• Philippines—Maps—Early works to 1800
• New Guinea—Maps—Early works to 1800
• Northern Mariana Islands—Maps—Early works to 1800
• Solomon Islands—Maps—Early works to 1800
• Maps—Southeast Asia—1601
• Maps—China—1601
• Maps—Philippines—1601
• Maps—New Guinea—1601
• Maps—Northern Mariana Islands—1601
• Maps—Solomon Islands—1601
• Other

Geospatial coordinates

• Bounding Box: BBOX (94.87, 163.93, 45.01, -15.01)
• Geometry: BBOX (94.87, 163.93, 45.01, -15.01)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

• Access rights: Public

Citation

Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625. Descripcion de las Indias del Poniente. [Madrid? 175-?]. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-ng451k442

Format

TIFF

Languages

• spa