Chinae, olim sinarum regionis, nova descriptio

The first Western map of China based on the reports of the Portuguese geographer, Luis Jorge de Barbuda, it was first published in Ortelius' "Theatrum" in 1584. It includes one of Ortelius' many outlines for Japan. It is oriented with the west at the top, so that Borneo and the Philippines are on the left. The "Desertum Dovisival" (Gobi Desert) is on the right. "Ia Pan" (Japan) is at the bottom center 西洋第一幅中國地圖，據葡萄牙地理學者巴布達的報告繪製。1584年首見於奧特里烏斯所編之《寰宇概觀》。