Historic Map : Pinkerton Map of Korea & Japan, 1809, Vintage Wall Art Maps of Malaya including the Hudson

including the Hudson

The fascinating story of this map begins with the ambitions of the influential Huguenot Admiral Gaspard de Coligny

A fine 1799 map India

The 1606 map titled Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio represents a significant evolution in Arctic cartography

there is a wonderful little view of Lisbon with a ship filled harbor

Historic Map : Pinkerton Map of Korea & Japan, 1809, Vintage Wall Art Maps of Malaya including the HudsonA masterpiece. This fascinating hand colored 1809 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Pinkerton depicts Korea (Corea) and Japan. A spectacular, highly detailed map of this fascinating region with spectacular engraving, practically leaps off the page. Possibly the finest map of Japan and Korea to appear in the 19th century.