1640 Joan Blaeu Antique Map Mughal Empire of Northern India, Tibet, Nepal, Asia Solomon Islands the British dominions in Canada

the British dominions in Canada

The first Europeans to visit the islands were a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Fernandes de Queirós

1st edition - based on the cartographic work of Charles de L Escluse - was published by Abraham Ortelius in the 1574 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

and on 21 January 1827 formally took possession of the western third of the continent for the British Crown

While the Northern Rhineland

1640 Joan Blaeu Antique Map Mughal Empire of Northern India, Tibet, Nepal, Asia Solomon Islands the British dominions in CanadaTitle : Magni Mogolis Imperium Size: 22in x 18in (560mm x 465mm) Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Date : 1640 Ref #: 42017 Description: This original hand coloured copper plate engraved antique map of Mughal Empire of Northern India, Tibet, Nepal and central Asia was published by Joan Blaeu in the 1640 edition of Atlas Nouvs General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: Heavy and stable Paper color : off white Age of map color: Original Colors