Mapping the Silk Road and beyond : 2,000 years of exploring the East /
Nebenzahl, Kenneth,1927-
London ; New York : Phaidon,
2004.
Relief shown pictorially and by shading.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-172) and index.
Introduction -- Ancient and medieval European concepts of Asia -- The impulse to explore the East -- East Indian Empires: Portuguese, Dutch, British, French, Spanish -- Resisting European encroachment: Japan, Korea, China -- North to Cathay and the Pacific.
Trade routes
Voyages and travels
Cartography
Early maps