Asia- By Peter Heylyn

• Publisher: Peter Heylyn
• Medium: Engraving
• Publish Details: London: Edward Brewster, 1703. From Cosmology in Four Books, Hand coloring
• Measurements: 15 1/2 x 16 1/8 in. (sheet), 20 x 22 1/2 in. (mat)
• Conditions: Excellent Condition

This 1703 map of Asia was originally printed in Peter Heylyn's Cosmology in Four Books. Containing the Chorography and History of the Whole World. Peter Heylyn was born in Oxfordshire, and eventually would graduate from Magdalen College, Oxford, on 19 January 1616, at the age of 16. Later he became a lecturer on historical geography at Magdalen, earning his masters' in 1620. He became well known as a controversialist, and as an outspoken preacher.

There are several interesting points on this map. In the north of China can be seen the Great Wall stretching from the border of Korea west to the Yellow River. On the bottom right of the map can be seen the northern tip of Australia, then called "New Holland".