{"product_id":"tabula-asiae-xi","title":"Tabula Asiae XI","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"7\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eTabula Asiae XI\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"23\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eCartographer:\u003c\/b\u003e After Claudius Ptolemy \/ Likely Girolamo Ruscelli or similar 16th-century engraver \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"120\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e Mid-to-late 16th century (c. 1561–1574) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"171\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Woodcut or copperplate engraving (depending on the specific edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e This map represents the \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"37\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eEleventh Map of Asia\u003c\/b\u003e as described in the seminal 2nd-century work \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"103\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eGeographia\u003c\/i\u003e by Claudius Ptolemy. It depicts the regions of \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"161\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eIndia Extra Gangem\u003c\/b\u003e (India beyond the Ganges) and \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"210\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eSina\u003c\/b\u003e (China), covering modern-day Southeast Asia, including the Malay Peninsula (shown here as the \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"309\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eAurea Chersonesus\u003c\/i\u003e or \"Golden Chersonese\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eA striking feature of this particular edition is the large, imaginative woodcut illustration on the left margin, depicting exotic wildlife including a lion, a cockatrice, and a parrot. The text above the illustration notes that this land \"has tigers, parrots, and more.\" This combination of classical geography and whimsical Renaissance illustration makes it a highly decorative and historically significant piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/b\u003e Original 16th-century engraving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003eHistorical Significance:\u003c\/b\u003e One of the earliest printed visualizations of the Southeast Asian mainland and the Malay Peninsula based on ancient Greek knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\"\u003eDecorative Elements:\u003c\/b\u003e Features a prominent vertical panel of terrestrial and mythical animals, a rare addition even among Ptolemaic maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43801334710337,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/B02C9487-FEE1-426A-AC2E-C40E428B0AFC.jpg?v=1777180760","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/tabula-asiae-xi","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}