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85) India Orientalis By: Jodocus Hondius Date: 1606 / 1613 (published) Amsterdam Dimensions: 16.5 x 20.5 inches (42 x 52 cm) This elegant map by Hondius depicts India, Southeast Asia, China (south of Fujian), and the Philippines, as well as Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the Maldives, Andamans, northern Sumatra, and northern Borneo. Seaport towns are most densely noted along the coasts of India. The Singapore Strait appears to be misunderstood as a narrow channel cutting through the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. Several false lakes are included in Chinae and India Extra Gangem. This fantastic work is embellished with two strapwork cartouches, a decorative distance scale, and vignettes of an oriental junk, a European sailing vessel and a ferocious sea monster in the Bay of Bengal. This map is from an edition of 1613 with Latin text on the verso, pages 346-347. Condition: Map is in very good condition with full margins and superb hand coloring. $3,250 86) [Untitled map of southern Asia and the Indian Ocean] By : William Hole Date: 1614 (Published) London Dimensions: 9.8 x 14.96 inches (25 cm x 38 cm) This lovely map extends from Anatolia eastward all the way to China, including Arabia, Persia, India, Malaya, and Sumatra. The shape of the Indian peninsula is shown as roughly triangular, not reflecting more accurate knowledge of the region. Also shown are Egypt and the horn of Africa with the northern end of Madagascar. An extended mountain chain is identified as Ararat and Noah’s Ark (“The Arck”) is shown in Central Asia. Numerous major cities are marked in red, combine contemporary ports such as Aden, Goa, and Calecut with historical Babilon and Bactria. Five cities named Alexandria are shown. In two places long lines of marching soldiers with spears are labeled, “The Passage of Nimrod” (a reference to the Biblical ruler of Babel who built Nineveh), and “The passage of Ophir & Hauilah into India” (also figures in the Bible). Condition: Small area of foxing in the area of the Euphrates River and a minor hole in northwest Turkey. $750