<p>Eastern Asia, in a miniature atlas map by Matthias Quad, from 'Geographisch Handtbuch' (Cologne, Johann Bussemacher, 1600), with modern hand coloring: *the whole map*; *northwest* (shown above); *northeast*; *southwest*; *southeast*
</p><p><br></p><p>"Asia," from the same atlas: *the whole map*; *northwest*; *northeast*; *southwest*; *southeast*
</p><p><br></p><p>Persia, from the same atlas: *the whole map*; *northwest*; *northeast*; *southwest*; *southeast*
</p><p>The world, from the same atlas: *the whole map*; *northwest*; *northeast*; *southwest*; *southeast*; also:
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<ul><li>Africa*: *northwest*; *northeast*; *southwest*; *southeast*</li></ul><ul><li>France*: *northwest*; *northeast*; *southwest*; *southeast*</li></ul><ul><li>Spain and Portugal*: *northwest*; *northeast*; *southwest*; *southeast*</li></ul><ul><li>North America*: *northwest*; *northeast*; *southwest*; *southeast*</li></ul><ul><li>South America*: *northwest*; *northeast*; *southwest*; *southeast*</li></ul>
Matthias Quad
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