East Indies and Adjacent Islands - Homann c. 1712 It serves as a scholarly

It serves as a scholarly bridge between the classical geography of Ptolemy and the 17th-century Venetian mastery of scientific engraving

a Franciscan friar and the official cosmographer to the Republic of Venice

" but only the western and northern coastlines are present—reflecting the discoveries of Dutch explorers like Abel Tasman

1833–1835

East Indies and Adjacent Islands - Homann c. 1712 It serves as a scholarlyTitle: Indiae Orientalis cum Adiacentibus Insulis (The East Indies and Adjacent Islands) Cartographer: Johann Baptist Homann (16641724) Published: Nuremberg, c. 17121714 Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand coloring Description: A stunning and highly detailed 18th century map of Southeast Asia, published by the celebrated Imperial Geographer Johann Baptist Homann. This map was a centerpiece of Homanns Neuer Atlas and represents a