The First Atlas of the Far East published in Europe Printed Area Measurement_17 x 22.5 cm 1745-1818) recovered from bankruptcy to

1745-1818) recovered from bankruptcy to become one of the major publishers of children’s games and puzzles

was undertaken to harrass the Spanish during the War of Jenkins’ Ear

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

was engraved by Thomas Jones Woodman for William Upjohn

The First Atlas of the Far East published in Europe Printed Area Measurement_17 x 22.5 cm 1745-1818) recovered from bankruptcy toThis, 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,