Asiae in Tabula Geographica Delineatio, ex officina Petri Schenkii

Scarce map of Asia, based on Johann Homann’s 1712 map of the continent with a large decorative cartouche at lower left, featuring: merchants, a fort and the title at the centre surrounded by leopards and a  large lion.

William Dampier’s exploration in New Guinea, December 1699 – January 1700 is recorded, as is Cartensz’s 1623 visit to the western side of Cape York in the Pera. The north-east coast of Asia is shown with Hokkaido and Honshu (Terra Yedso), joined together by a narrow isthmus and separated from the mainland by a wide straight; a note acknowledges Scherer as the source of the information. Compagnie Land, records the voyage of Fries to the north and east of Japan in 1643. Zurner includes the legendary lake Chiamay in Tibet and a second lake is also shown in the position usually occupied by Lake Chiamay, but here it is named L. Cananor Cimabete.

Zurner produced numerous maps for both Homann and Schenk, as well as publishing his own maps.

References; Sweet p.50, item 116

Dampier – New Guinea

Then he sailed east and on 3 December 1699 rounded New Guinea, which he passed to the north. He traced the south-eastern coasts of New Hanover, New Ireland and New Britain, charting the Dampier Strait between these islands (now the Bismarck Archipelago) and New Guinea. En route, he paused to collect specimens such as giant clams.[17] Men in a small ship in a storm Engraving of Dampier’s encounter with the storm off Aceh, by Caspar Luyken. By this time, Roebuck was in such bad condition that Dampier was forced to abandon his plan to examine the east coast of New Holland while less than a hundred miles from it.