Historic Map : Sanson, Rossi Map of Asia, 1687, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 18in A small but attractive 1652

A small but attractive 1652 map of India by the French cartographer Nicholas Sanson

Includes parts of Italy

as it is now known

Central Asia North of The Himalayas

Prepared under the supervision of Ferdinand Hassler and A

Historic Map : Sanson, Rossi Map of Asia, 1687, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 18in A small but attractive 1652A spectacular 1687 map of Asia by the important Italian cartographer Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi. Depicts the entire continent as well as parts of Europe, Africa, and the East Indies. In drawing this map Rossi drew heavily upon Nicholas Sanson's map of Asia in ancient times. In East Asia the cartography is still fairly speculative. Hokkaido is shown attached to the mainland in a vast peninsula named Yvpi . Separated from this landmass by the narrow