Matthous Merrian "Tartaria" Antique Map of China, Tartary, Asia from c1650

Description

Original antique map C. 1650
Tartaria sive Magni Chami Imperiorium
made by Matthaus Merian
Printed (probably) in Frankfurt around 1650.
The map does not have printers name or a date anywhere on it -- but it has been well described by map experts in their online stores & I am comparing my version to theirs to see that they are the same thing. (their copy is hand-colored and mine is not).
Paper measures 14 x 12 inches.
Map and its printed border measure 10 3/4 x 14 inches.
It's folded once in the middle (vertically).
An attractive view of China, Tartary and corner of easter Europe -- with two cartouches -- one showing a camel and the other showing geographers at work.
The Great Wall of China is clearly visible arcing through the mountains.
Much of the geography is ambitious but questionable -- especially as the map moves from west to east into the Mongolia and China.
Buyer to pay shipping at cost anywhere in the world.
Bid with confidence. I have been selling on eBay and from a bricks and mortar bookstore for more than 20 years. During the pandemic when I had to shut the store I've started the process of sorting through boxes and boxes of ephemera and unusuals that I'd set aside for a 'rainy day' over the last decades. It makes for a hodge-podge of listings, to be sure - and many of them are somewhat labor-intensive... but my goal is to sort through it all -- nothing goes back into the boxes! Thanks for looking.