The First Atlas of the Far East published in Europe Printed Area Measurement_17 x 22.5 cm This map of the Ancient

This map of the Ancient Caucasus is from Mallet’s Description de l’Univers

His intended audience

His work on the British Isles is divided into three parts: a geographical description of the three kingdoms

was engraved by Thomas Jones Woodman for William Upjohn

This map of North Africa is from Mallet’s Description de l’Univers

The First Atlas of the Far East published in Europe Printed Area Measurement_17 x 22.5 cm This map of the AncientThis, the sixth volume of Blaeus great Theatrum Orbis Terrarumor Novus Atlas is also the first atlas of China published in Europe. More properly, as it covers the entire region including Korea and Japan, the 'Atlas Sinensis' is the first western atlas of east Asia. The atlas is firmly rooted in Chinese sources. Martino Martini (1614 1661) was a Jesuit missionary who reached China in 1642 and amassed a considerable library of Chinese books and maps,