Another Langenes Collation

Roger Baskes, an atlas collector, has sent in a collation of his copy of the Langenes/Visscher, complimenting the collation we ran in Issue 2. We are grateful for the chance to describe an atlas not in a public collection.

Claes Janszoon Visscher’s *Asiae Nova Descriptio;* raremaps.com

CLAES JANSZ. VISSCHER
N J VISSCHERI TABULARUM GEOGRAPHICARUM CONTRACTARUM Libri Quatuor
1649
All maps approx 83 x 122mm unless stated

Map	Pl	Short Title of Map	Mapmaker
	fep	Cambiado por otra obra Socorro
	prov	de la Comp’a de Jesu de Sta Fee libreria
	tp	engraved tp: geographer on chair, globe, wallmap. 95 x 128mm	C J Visscher
	bcade	Europae nova descriptio. 95 x 118mm.	C J Visscher
	a 2	8 geographers, map of America	C J Visscher
1	a 3	Typus orbis terrarum. 83 x 122mm.	C J Visscher
2	a 5	Europa	IodocusHondius
3	a 6	Island	Petrus Kaerius
4	a 7	Hibernia
5	a 8	Scotia
6	a 9	Alata castra Scotiae vulgo Edinburgum	Ben Wright
7	a 10	Anglia	Pe Kaerius
8	a 11	Cambria
9	a 12	Milfort extremus	B W
10	a 13	Promontorium Angliae Cornubia Iuxta	Ben W
11	a 14	Tamesis, Britanniae nobilissimum flumen	B W
12	a 15	Septentrionalum regionum descrip	Petrus Kaerius
13	a 16	Nortcaep
14	a 17	Norwegia
15	a 18	Vera deliniatio et situs insulae Wardhuysiae. Dated 1594	B W
16	a 19	Delieatio vera Insulae Kilduyn	B W
17	a 20	Dania	Pe Kaerius
18	a 21	Fretum hoc Sondae nomine celebre	B W
19	a 22	Freti Danici or Sundt accuratis delineatio	Benjamin Wright
20	a 23	Topographia Insulae Huenae	B W
21	a 24	Gotia
22	a 25	Gotland
23	a 26	Prussia
24	a 27	Situs spidi Gedani vulgo Dantzick	Beniamin Wright
25	a 28	Lithuania

26	a 29	Livoniae descrip
27	a 30	Urbs Riga	B W
28	b 1	Germania	C J Visscher
29	b 2	Frisia Orientalis	Petrus Kaerius
30	b 3	Mara ostia flumininum: Weserae & Albis	B W
31	b 4	Comitatus Oldenborg
32	b 5	Thietmarsia
33	b 6	Duc Holsatia
34	b 7	Meklenburg Ducatus
35	b 8	Pomerania
36	b 9	Brandenburg
37	b 10	Ducatus Luneburgensis
38	b 11	Westphalia
39	b 12	Osnabrugensis Episcopatus
40	b 13	Paderborn
41	b 14	Monasteriensis Episcopatus
42	b 15	Clivia Ducatus
43	b 16	Coloniensis Dioecesis	Petrus Kaerius
44	b 17	Nassovia comitatus
45	b 18	Hassiae descriptio
46	b 19	Thuringia
47	b 20	Saxonia Thuringia Misnia
48	b 21	Silesia
49	b 22	Oswieczimensis et Zatoriensis Duc
50	b 23	Transsilvania

51	b 24	Bohemia
52	b 25	Franconia
53	b 26	Territorium Norimbergense
54	b 27	Palatinatus Rheni	Petrus Kaerius
55	b 28	Erpach Comitatus
56	b 29	Alsatia	Petrus Kaeri
57	b 30	Sabaudia Ducatus
58	b 31	Helvetia
59	b 32	Grisons en Veltolina
60	b 33	Sueviae nova tabula
61	b 34	Bavaria
62	b 35	Noricum
63	b 36	Tirolis Comita
64	b 37	Salisburgensis Diocesis
65	b 38	Austria
66	b 39	Hungaria
67	b 40	Polonia
68	c 1	Belgia antiqua oudt Nederlandt	C J V
69	c 2	Inferior Germania
70	c 3	Brabantia
71	c 4	Limburgum
72	c 5	Limburg Ducatus
73	c 6	Lutzenburg
74	c 7	Geldria
75	c 8	Bommeler Weert & Tieler Weert	Petrus Kaerius

76	c 9	Comitatus Zutphania
77	c 10	Flandria
78	c 11	Duijnkercke	Ben Wright
79	c 12	Artesia
80	c 13	Hannonia
81	c 14	Hollandia
82	c 15	Zuydholland
83	c 16	(Arx Britannia)	P K
84	c 17	Hollandia septen. Dated 1597	Petrus Kaerius
85	c 18	Die Zyp
86	c 19	Sinus Austriacus	B W
87	c 20	Selandia
88	c 21	Wielingen	Beniamin Wright
89	c 22	Namur
90	c 23	Marchionatus Sacri Imperii
91	c 24	Frisia
92	c 25	Mechlinia Dominium
93	c 26	Ultrajectum
94	c 27	Trans-isula D.
95	c 28	Fluvius Amasus & Insularum frisiam
96	c 29	Leondiensis Dioecesis
97	d 1	Galliae Belgicae veteris accurata descriptio	P Bertio
98	d 2	Gallia
99	d 3	Caletensium et Bononiensium des.
100	d 4	Picardia

101	d 5	Veromandui
102	d 6	Lotharingia
103	d 7	Normandia
104	d 8	Britannia
105	d 9	Anjou
106	d 10	Biturigum
107	d 11	Burgundiae Ducatus
108	d 12	Burgundiae Com
109	d 13	Savoie
110	d 14	Venuxinus Comitatus
111	d 15	Conte de Venaiscin
112	d 16	Galliae Narbonensis descriptio
113	d 17	Limania
114	d 18	Poictou
115	d 19	Gasconia
116	d 20	Hispania
117	d 21	Biscaia
118	d 22	(el Escorial)
119	d 23	Portugallia	Petrus Kaerius
120	d 24	Capo de montego	Ben Wri
121	d 25	Andaluzia (with sailor overboard)
122	d 26	Baia de Cadiz
123	d 27	Valentia
124	d 28	Majorcae et Minorcae descrip
125	e 1	Italia

126	e 2	Sardinia
127	e 3	Corsica
128	e 4	Elba
129	e 5	Ischia insula
130	e 6	Malta
131	e 7	Sicilia
132	e 8	Regnum Neapolitanum
133	e 9	Romanum territorium
134	e 10	Aprutium	P Kaerius
135	e 11	March Anconae olim Picenum. Dated 1572
136	e 12	Perusia	Petrus Kaerius
137	e 13	Orvietum
138	e 14	Siena	P K
139	e 15	Tuscia	Petrus Kaerius
140	e 16	Ducatus Mediolanensis. Dated 1596	P Kaerius
141	e 17	Pedemontii descriptio
142	e 18	Cremonensis Ager	Petrus Kaerius
143	e 19	Cremae Ager	P Kaerius
144	e 20	Larius Lacus	P Kaerius
145	e 21	Bresciano	Petrus Kaerius
146	e 22	Veronensis Ager	Petrus Kaerius
147	e 23	Patavinum Ter (with lobsters)	P Kaerius
148	e 24	Venetia	Ben W
149	e 25	Forum Iulii
150	e 26	Illyricum

151	e 27	Histria
152	e 28	Sara et Zebenic
153	e 29	Corfu
154	e 30	Cefalonia
155	e 31	Zante Insula
156	e 32	Candia
157	e 33	Morea	Petrus Kaerius
158	e 34	Graecia
	f	Asiae nova descriptio	C J Visscher
159	f 1	Asia
160	f 2	Ins. Vaygats
161	f 3	Russia (with cannibals)	Petrus Kaerius
162	f 4	Turcicum Imperium
163	f 5	Natolia
164	f 6	Scio
165	f 7	Rhodi	Petrus Kaerius
166	f 8	Cyprus
167	f 9	Palaestina	Petrus Kaerius
168	f 10	Persia	Petrus Kaerius
169	f 11	Tartaria
170	f 12	India Orien
171	f 13	China Regio Asie	Petrus Kaerius
172	f 14	Japan
173	f 15	Isle de Ladrones
174	f 16	Nova Guinea et In. Salomonis	Petrus Kaerius
175	f 17	Baye la Bay

176	f 18	Insulae Philippinae	Petrus Kaerius
177	f 19	Moluccae insulae
178	f 20	Insulae Ternati & Insulae Tidore	Beniamin W
179	f 21	Borneo	Petrus Kaerius
180	f 22	Borneo Insula	B W
181	f 23	La Baye de Isle Cito de Borneo
182	f 24	Civitas Madura	Beniamin W
183	f 25	Java Maior
184	f 26	Sumatra insula	Benjamin Wright
185	f 27	Malacca
186	f 28	Aracam	Petrus Kaerius
187	f 29	Bengala
188	f 30	Narsinga et Ceylon	Petrus Kaerius
189	f 31	Maldivae insulae
190	f 32	Malabar
191	f 33	Cambaia
192	f 34	Ormus
193	f 35	Arabia
194	f 36	t’Landt van de Eendracht
195	f 37	Anthoni van Diemens Landt. Dated 1642
	g	Africae nova descriptio	C J Visscher
196	g 1	Africa
197	g 2	Aegyptus
198	g 3	Mare Rubrum
199	g 4	Abissinorum Imperium
200	g 5	Africae pars meridionalior

201	g 6	Insuale & Ars Mosambique	Petrus Kaerius
202	g 7	Baixos de Iudia	P K
203	g 8	I S Lauretij	Beniamin Wright
204	g 9	Ins cygnaea Lusit a nostris Maurity noimine. 1598	Beniamin Wright
205	g 10	Congi Regni Christiani in Africa nova descriptio	Philippo Pigafetta
	g 11	(missing)
206	g 12	Ins Sti Thome
207	g 13	Isola del Principe
208	g 14	Guinea
209	g 15	Insulae Captis Viridis
210	g 16	Insulae Canariae ol Fortunatae
211	g 17	Insulae Canariae. Dated 1599	B W
212	g 18	Barbaria
213	g 19	Carthaginensis sinus
214	g 20	Tercera	Petrus Kaerius
	h	Americae nova descriptio	C J Visscher
215	h 1	America
216	h 2	Terra Nova
217	h 3	Mexicana
218	h 4	Insularum Cubae, Hispaniolae, Yucatan
219	h 5	Cuba Insula	Petrus Kaerius
220	h 6	Havana portus	Beniamin W
221	h 7	Aity sive Spaniola	P Kaeri
222	h 8	Aity sive Spanniola
223	h 9	Diui Ioannis de porto Rico. Dated 1601	Ben W
224	h 10	S Margareta	Beniamin W
225	h 11	(South America)

226	h 12	Promontor. Paria	B W
227	h 13	Pontaraya
228	h 14	Brasilia
229	h 15	Pernambuco	B W
230	h 16	Baya de totos os Sanctos
231	h 17	Rio Janero
232	h 18	Fretum Magellanicum	Petrus Kaerius
233	h 19	Fret Mcellanici	Beniamin W
234	h 20	Chili et Patagonum regio
235	h 21	La Moche en Chili
236	h 22	S Mariae. Dated 1599	Beniamin Wright
237	h 23	Peru
238	h 24	Cerro de Potosi
239	h 25	I S Clara