Old Map of Asia Dedicated to Charles II
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An early map of Asia dedicated to Charles II
The map’s title describes Asia as divided into its principal regions, empires, monarchies, kingdoms and states. Old names for seas and places—among them the Tartarian Sea, the Chinean Ocean, Arabia Felix and Ayaman—show how the continent was labelled for an English readership of the period.
Figures representing people from different regions and small city or landscape views form a decorative border around the map. The dedication and period geography give this old map of Asia a particular historical character. Fine art print, supplied unframed.
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Historical Background
This map presents Asia through a European scheme of regions, kingdoms and empires, with a dedication to Charles II. Its title announces that political divisions are central to the sheet, while the engraved geography extends from the eastern Mediterranean across the continent and its neighbouring islands.
Map Details
- Original title: Asia, divided into its principal regions
- Dedication: Charles II
- Cartographer, publisher and publication date: Not identified on the map as reproduced
- Area shown: Asia and adjacent islands
- Visible features: period names for seas and regions, figures in regional dress, and small city or landscape views in the border
- Format: Fine art reproduction supplied unframed
Labels such as “West Ocean,” “East Ocean,” “Tartarian Sea,” and “Chinean Ocean” preserve the map’s own vocabulary. Arabia Felix, Ayaman and the Equator offer further points of reference across the sheet. These names should be read as historical labels, not translated into a modern system of national borders without qualification.
Figures representing inhabitants of several regions and small views of cities and landscapes frame the continent. The border makes the map more than a political diagram: it reflects the period’s habit of presenting geography alongside ideas about peoples, places and distant societies. The dedication connects the sheet with English royal patronage, although the reproduced map does not identify its maker or the date of this printed state.
That combination of regional labels, older sea names and decorative figures makes the map useful as a record of how Asia was described to European readers, as well as an intricate historical print.
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