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| Keywords: 1706 de la Feuille Map of Asia - Geographicus - Asia-lafeuille-1706.jpg A very scarce c 1706 map of Asia issued by Daniel de La Feuille Extends from the Mediterranean to Alaska and as far south as Java Depicts the Mogol Empire in India the kingdoms of Siam and Chochine China Arabia and Tartary In China the Great wall is shown The Caspian Sea is wildly distorted as is the Arabian Peninsula and Japan North of Japan Hokkaido is shown attached to the mainland In central Asia Tibet is labeled as are the Lop Nor salt flats in China The Crimean peninsula is drawn as an island In southeast Asia a curious lake is drawn in what is today the Golden Triangle The map suggests this body of water as a source for the Irrawaddi Burma Mekong Vietnam and Chao Phraya Thailand river systems The allegorical title cartouche in the upper left quadrant features an elephant and what appears to be a young girl with a shield This map was originally prepared for inclusion as chart no 4 in the 1706 edition of De la Feuille's Les Tablettes Guerrières ou Cartes choisies Pour la Commodité des Officiers et des Voyageurs Contenant toutes les Cartes générales Du Monde avec les particuliers des Lieux ou le Théatre de la Guerre se fait sentir en Europe 1706 Size in 7 5 5 5 object history credit line accession number Asia-lafeuille-1706 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Old maps of Asia 1706 maps Asia Lop Nur Maps in French Asia Daniel de La Feuille Asia | ||||
