{"id":24936,"date":"2020-05-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/dev-en\/antiek\/uncategorized\/asia-frederick-de-wit\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:46:19","slug":"asia-frederick-de-wit","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/sold\/asia-frederick-de-wit\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia &#8211; Frederick de Wit, ca. 1670"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NICE EXAMPLE OF DE WIT&#8217;S MAP OF ASIA <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><em>Accuratissima totius Asiae Tabula in Omnes Partes divisa, de novo Correcta<\/em><\/strong> &#8221; [Newly corrected, very accurate map of Asia, divided in all parts], copper engraving published <strong>approx. 1670<\/strong> by <strong>Frederic de Wit<\/strong> of Amsterdam. Coloured by a later (?) hand. Size: 49 x 58 cm.<\/p>\n<p>The extent of European knowledge of the region is depicted with good detail throughout the south and south east, based on the surveys of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dutch_East_India_Company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dutch East India Company<\/a>, while northern and central Asia is filled mostly with mountains and forests and shows the coastline of <em>Yedso<\/em> [the island of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hokkaido\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hokkaido<\/a>] above Japan. The work of the Jesuit missionaries is reflected in the well-documented region of China. In the lower right corner there is the northern part of <em>Hollandia Nova<\/em> (Australia) and a hint of New Guinea.<\/p>\n<p>The large title cartouche shows \u00a0a busy scene with traders and their cargo.<\/p>\n<p>The copper plate of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frederik_de_Wit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frederick de Wit<\/a>&#8216;s map was used by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Justus_Danckerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danckerts<\/a> publishing family for a reprint a few years later.<\/p>\n<p>Price: SOLD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NICE EXAMPLE OF DE WIT&#8217;S MAP OF ASIA &#8220;Accuratissima totius Asiae Tabula in Omnes Partes divisa, de novo Correcta &#8221; [Newly corrected, very accurate map of Asia, divided in all parts], copper engraving published approx. 1670 by Frederic de Wit of Amsterdam. Coloured by a later (?) hand. Size: 49 x 58 cm. 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