{"product_id":"tabula-noua-indiae-orientalis","title":"Tabula noua Indiæ orientalis \u0026 meridionalis - Munster c.1540","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A rare piece of 'Monstrous Cartography.' This 16th-century masterpiece by Sebastian Münster features the legendary dog-headed cannibals of the Andaman Islands—a chilling and iconic representation of the mysteries of the Renaissance-era East Indies.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"7\"\u003eTabula noua Indiæ orientalis \u0026amp; meridionalis\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"51\"\u003eCartographer:\u003c\/b\u003e Sebastian Münster \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"83\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e Basel, c. 1540–1552 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"114\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Woodcut\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e This influential map is one of the earliest \"modern\" maps of Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean to appear in a printed atlas. Published in Münster’s edition of Ptolemy’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"184\"\u003eGeographia\u003c\/i\u003e, it breaks away from strictly ancient views to incorporate contemporary Portuguese and Spanish discoveries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThe map provides a fascinating, albeit distorted, view of the region. It prominently features \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"94\"\u003e\"Iava Maior\"\u003c\/b\u003e (Java) and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"118\"\u003e\"Iava Minor\"\u003c\/b\u003e (likely representing Sumatra or Sumbawa), along with \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"184\"\u003e\"Seylam\"\u003c\/b\u003e (Sri Lanka) and the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"213\"\u003e\"Aurea Chersonesus\"\u003c\/b\u003e (Malay Peninsula). One of its most distinctive features is the ethnographic woodcut in the lower right corner depicting the inhabitants of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"372\"\u003e\"Angama\"\u003c\/b\u003e (the Andaman Islands), whom Marco Polo famously—and incorrectly—described as dog-headed cannibals. The map is filled with Latin annotations describing the exotic riches of the East, including spices, precious stones, and strange beasts.\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-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/b\u003e Original 16th-century woodcut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Significance:\u003c\/b\u003e One of the first maps to identify various islands of the East Indies by their modern names rather than purely classical ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDecorative Elements:\u003c\/b\u003e Features a prominent ethnographic illustration and bold, archaic typography typical of the Basel school of printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43801334579265,"sku":null,"price":2800.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/A465CE27-6FB0-439F-AD04-EEE6687CE3E0.jpg?v=1778151537","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/tabula-noua-indiae-orientalis","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}