Polar & expedition maps
Visscher’s map of Asia, including Tartary
Historical recordAsian geography labels a broad Tartaria region.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- Nova et acurata totius Asiae tabula
- Artifact date
- circa 1657
- Holding institution
- Library of Congress
- Record type
- individual_artifact
Catalog review date reported: 2026-10-28. This is inherited catalog metadata, not a new verification of the linked source.
![Nova et acurata totius Asiae tabula, [1657?]](/assets/v13/c3f804c2bcde-visscher-blaeu-asia-1657-full-map.jpg)
Full wall map cataloged as Nova et acurata totius Asiae tabula, [1657?]. The printed title strip reads Nova et exacta Asiae geographica descriptio. Blaeu cartography, Visscher publication; the broad Tartaria label is not proof of a single hidden empire.
Willem Janszoon Blaeu, cartographer; Nicolaes Visscher, publisher, [Amsterdam, 1657?]. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, G7400 1657 .B5.
Image source record · Reuse terms
Image rights and evidence limits
Exact LOC resource states Geography and Map Division free use/reuse unless contrary Rights Advisory; none present.
Image existence does not prove a linked claim. Consult image-specific captions and reuse conditions.
Sources and what they support
Links document the record, the claim’s circulation, an assessment, or reuse terms as labeled. A source link is not automatically corroboration.
- image reproduction provenance; not proof of a linked interpretationhttps://www.loc.gov/item/2017585761/
- image reuse conditionshttps://www.loc.gov/resource/g7400.ct012045/?sp=1
- institutional or documentary recordhttps://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2025/06/tracking-tartary-on-western-maps/
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