L'ASIA Nuovamente corretta et accresciuta, secondo le relationi piu moderne da Guglielmo Sansone . . . 1677

Exceptional oldcolored example of the first state of Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi's map of Asia, published in Rome.
From an oldcolored Italian composite atlas ! [rarely De Rossi maps can be found with original coloring]

The map provides an excellent depiction of the Philippines and China (revised to based upon Martini).

To the north of Japan, the lands and coastal features are still largely unknown and would not be extensively explored until the Russians did so in the first part of the 18th Century. The region north of Japan portrays Hokkaido as a part of a large, boot-shaped peninsula attached to the mainland. The name Ieco, which usually is associated with Hokkaido, is here identified with a large landmass to the east that is separated from the peninsula by the St. d'Vries. The area north of Japan called Yuppi and attached to Russia mainland. Korea is shown as a long thin peninsula in the manner of the Mercator-Hondius version. The Caspian Sea is presented on a more-or-less correct north-south axis, which deviates from Sanson's cartography. There is a spurious system of mountain ranges in the Arabian peninsula. The mythical Chiamay Lake still appears in China. The map is adorned with a fine decorative cartouche.

The map provides a fine detailed treatment of Asia, based upon the work of Nicolas Sanson. The map is engraved by master engraver Giorgio Widman.